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Versatile iron cobalt nanoparticles for theranostics

The photothermal and magnetothermal properties of carbon-coated iron cobalt nanoparticles with a polymer shell make them sensitive tracers for in vivo magnetic particle imaging, magnetic resonance imaging and photoacoustic imaging.

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Fig. 1: Nanoparticles with a FeCo core for combined in vivo imaging and therapy.

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Perez, J.E., Van de Walle, A. & Wilhelm, C. Versatile iron cobalt nanoparticles for theranostics. Nat Biomed Eng 4, 252–253 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-020-0532-y

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