Arshady R
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK.
Biomaterials. 1993;14(1):5-15. doi: 10.1016/0142-9612(93)90015-t.
This review describes the synthesis and physico-chemical properties of reactive and labelled microspheres useful for biomedical applications. Preparation of microspheres with specific functional groups, fluorescent species, radionuclides and magnetite particles (Fe2O3) are discussed. Physico-chemical properties of microspheres, including surface charge and hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity, are also briefly covered.