Imec

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Ku Leuven R&d

Deepak Balaji Thimiri Govinda Raj

Liesbet Lagae

Gustaaf Regina Borghs

Wim Annaert

The present invention relates to a population of monodisperse magnetic nanoparticles with a diameter between 1 and 100 nm which are coated with a layer with hydrophilic end groups. Herein the layer with hydrophilic end groups comprises an inner layer of monosaturated and/or monounsaturated fatty acids bound to said nanoparticles and bound to said fatty acids, an outer layer of a phospholipid conjugated to a monomethoxy polyethyleneglycol (PEG) comprising a hydrophilic end group, or comprises a covalently bound hydrophilic layer bound to said nanoparticles.

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Leuven, Belgium

Deepak Balaji Thimiri Govinda Raj