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20102013
most citedInteractions between Magnetic Nanowires and Living Cells : Uptake, Toxicity and Degradation

133 citations · 293 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

cond-mat.soft2013★ 26 cited

Thirty Femtograms Detection of Iron in Mammalian Cells

A. Galimard, M. Safi, N. Ould-Moussa +3

Inorganic nanomaterials and particles with enhanced optical, mechanical or magnetic attributes are currently being developed for a wide range of applications. Safety issues have be…

physics.bio-ph2013★ 24 cited

In vitro toxicity of nanoceria: effect of coating and stability in biofluids

N. Ould-Moussa, M. Safi, M. A. Guedeau-Boudeville +3

Due to the increasing use of nanometric cerium oxide in applications, concerns about the toxicity of these particles have been raised and have resulted in a large number of investi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2011★ 4 cited

The effects of aggregation and protein corona on the cellular internalization of iron oxide nanoparticles

M. Safi, J. Courtois, M. Seigneuret +2

Engineered inorganic nanoparticles are essential components in the development of nanotechnologies. For applications in nanomedicine, particles need to be functionalized to ensure…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2011★ 4 cited

In vitro toxicity and uptake of magnetic nanorods

M. Safi, S. Clowez, A. Galimard +1

In this paper we investigate the internalization and cytotoxicity of nanostructured materials having the form of elongated rods, with diameter of 200 nm and lengths 1 - 10 μm. The…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2011★ 5 cited

The role of the coating and aggregation state in the interactions between iron oxide nanoparticles and 3T3 fibroblasts

Malak Safi, Jean-François Berret

Recent nanotoxicity studies revealed that the physico-chemical characteristics of engineered nanomaterials play an important role in the interactions with living cells. Here, we re…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2011★ 133 cited

Interactions between Magnetic Nanowires and Living Cells : Uptake, Toxicity and Degradation

Malak Safi, Minhao Yan, Marie-Alice Guedeau-Boudeville +7

We report on the uptake, toxicity and degradation of magnetic nanowires by NIH/3T3 mouse fibroblasts. Magnetic nanowires of diameters 200 nm and lengths comprised between 1 μm and…