Preparation and radiolabeling of human serum albumin (HSA)-coated magnetite nanoparticles for magnetically targeted therapy.

In this paper, we describe the preparation of human serum albumin-coated magnetic particles of about 200 nm in diameter with narrow size distribution radiolabeled with 188Re for the purpose of magnetically targeted therapy. The optimum radiolabeling conditions are: SnCl2 x 2H2O 8 mg/ml, citric acid 20 mg/ml, vitamin C 8 mg/ml, labeling volume 500 microl and a reaction time of 3 h. The stability of the radiolabeled particles is suitable for in vivo study.