Resources

Below is a selection of papers and utilities.

Dispersion-retention-formulation Method Paper
P. Southern and Q. A. Pankhurst JMMM 2018 (pre-print)
Using the ‘dispersion-retention-formulation method’ to estimate clinical and preclinical dosage limits for interstitial nanomedicines or agents

Dispersion-retention-formulation Excel calculator
‘Dispersion-retention-formulation method’ Excel calculator.

Commentary on the clinical and preclinical dosage limits of interstitially administered magnetic fluids for therapeutic hyperthermia based on current practice and efficacy models
P. Southern and Q. A. Pankhurst International Journal of Hyperthermia, vol. 1, pp. 1–16, Oct. 2017
Commentary on the clinical and preclinical dosage limits of interstitially administered magnetic fluids for therapeutic hyperthermia based on current practice and efficacy models.

On the reliable measurement of specific absorption rates and intrinsic loss parameters in magnetic hyperthermia materials
Wildeboer, R. R., Southern, P., Pankhurst, Q.
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2014), 47(49), 495003. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/47/49/495003
This paper demonstrates the importance of standardising a measurement protocol for determining the SAR & ILP in a non-adiabatic system. MATLAB and Excel scripts can freely be downloaded for personal, academic and commercial here. Instructions for the MATLAB script are included in the download.

A low cost synthesis method for functionalised iron oxide nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia from readily available materials
Bear, J. C., Bin Yu, Blanco-Andujar, C., McNaughter, P. D., Southern, P., Mafina, M.-K., et al.
Faraday Discussions (2014), 00, 1–13. doi:10.1039/C4FD00062E
An interesting paper promoting an alternative approach to synthesising hyperthermia agents using materials available on the high street.

Suitability of commercial colloids for magnetic hyperthermia
Kallumadil, M., Tada, M., Nakagawa, T., Abe, M., Southern, P., & Pankhurst, Q. A.
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 2009, 321(10), 1509–1513. doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2009.02.075
This paper discusses a new parameter to govern the effectiveness of a hyperthermia agent. The Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is typically used in the literature, however this is system dependent and doesn’t take into account the strength and frequency of the magnetic field. The authors present a new metric, called the Intrinsic Loss Power (ILP), that provides a more comparable parameter to quote when comparing the effectiveness of hyperthermia agents.