Biocompatibility and Antitumor Effects of Magnetically Targeted L‑Cysteine-Functionalized Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in an Ehrlich Tumor Model
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs-Fe3O4) functionalized with l-cysteine (SPIONs-l-Cys) were evaluated as a biocompatible, magnetically responsive nanosystem in an Ehrlich solid tumor model. The formulation was obtained by chemical coprecipitation, and its complementary physicochemical characterization...