Synthesis and characterization of nanoscale magnetic drug-inorganic composites

The synthesis by direct coprecipitation and characterization of captopril (Cpl) and 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) intercalated ZnAl layered double hydroxides coated on MgFe2O4 magnetic core particles are reported. Powder XRD analysis shows the well-defined crystallite structure of the composites. TEM and XPS results reveal that a core-shell structure involving a drug-LDHs layer coated on MgFe2O4 particles is formed through Zn-O-Mg and/or Al-O-Mg link- ages. VSM measurements demonstrate that the novel mag- netic drug-inorganic composites possess considerable mag- netization.