文摘
Herein we report the endocytosis of magnetic nanoparticles of two different transition metal ferrites, which are coated with silica. The variation in the cytotoxicity results, which correlate with the metal ions from the magnetic cores, stems from the inhomogeneity of the silica shell and consequent partial degradation of the nanoparticles once loaded into the endosomes of Caco-2 cells.