LSMO Nanoparticles Coated by Hyaluronic Acid for Magnetic Hyperthermia

Magnetic hyperthermia with the treating temperature range of 41–46 °C is an alternative therapy for cancer treatment. In this article, lanthanum strontium manganates (La(1−x)Sr(x)MnO(3), 0.25 ≤ × ≤ 0.35) magnetic nanoparticles coated by hyaluronic acid (HA) which possesses the ability of targeting tumor cells were prepared by a simple hydrothermal method combined with a high-energy ball milling technique. The crystal structure, morphology, magnetic properties of the HA-coated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), and their heating ability under alternating magnetic field were investigated. It was found the HA-coated La(0.7)Sr(0.3)MnO(3), with particle diameter of ~100 nm, Curie temperature of 45 °C at a concentration 6 mg/ml, gave the optimal induction heating results. The heating temperature saturates at 45.7 °C, and the ESAR is 5.7 × 10(−3) W/g · kHz · (kA/m(2)) which is much higher than other reported results. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s11671-016-1756-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.