EP0645048A1 - Preparation de particules inorganiques a dimensions reglables utiles dans des separations, comme commutateurs moleculaires magnetiques et comme liposomes inorganiques dans des applications medicales - Google Patents

Preparation de particules inorganiques a dimensions reglables utiles dans des separations, comme commutateurs moleculaires magnetiques et comme liposomes inorganiques dans des applications medicales

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EP0645048A1
EP0645048A1 EP93915304A EP93915304A EP0645048A1 EP 0645048 A1 EP0645048 A1 EP 0645048A1 EP 93915304 A EP93915304 A EP 93915304A EP 93915304 A EP93915304 A EP 93915304A EP 0645048 A1 EP0645048 A1 EP 0645048A1
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Mark S. Chagnon
Michelle J. Carter
John R. Ferris
Maria A. Gray
Tracy J. Hamilton
Edwin A. Rudd
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  • This invention relates to a method for producing inorganic oxides of substantially uniform particle size distribution, coating said particles with various functional moieties, and clustering said moieties together via controllably degradable chemical, complex, or ionic bonds. More particularly, this invention relates to a method of producing magnetic inorganic oxide particles of substantially uniform size, or organic coated particle beads, linking the particle or particle bead together to form a large aggregate cluster with different chemical, physical, or magnetic properties than the unit particle or bead, and controllably and predictably revising the cluster back to unit bead or particle size and vice versa.
  • the substantially uniform size inorganic oxides also allow for the preparation of novel inorganic core liposome compositions for in vivo and in vitro medical applications.
  • the Chagnon patent describes the use of amine terminated silane coupled magnetic particles for immunodiagnostic applications.
  • the materials described in the Chagnon et al patent are now used commercially in medical diagnostic kits. Magnetic separations have not been exclusively applied to in vitro applications. The use of magnetic separations for in vivo applications is becoming increasingly more accepted and important as a therapeutic and diagnostic tool.
  • Widder U.S. Patent Nos. 4,849,210; 4,247,406; and 4,230,685 describe the use of magnetic albumin spheres for ultrasound contrast media and magnetic drug targeting.
  • Schroeder U.S. Patent No.
  • Patent 5,071,076 describes a method for producing magnetic microparticles from metallocenes. The method involves combining an aqueous slurry of the netallocene and an aqueous slurry of a metal hydroxide -nd milling the slurries together.
  • Patent 4,987,012 describes a process for preparing spherical particles of hydroxide having a particle diameter from 0.1 to lO.mu.m by adding a corresponding metal alkoxide to a dispersion of a water- alcohol system having dispersed therein a metal oxide or hydroxide as a seed, under alkaline conditions and allowing a decomposition product from said metal alkoxide to attach onto said seed to effect particle growth of the seed.
  • the improvement reported comprises maintaining said dispersion at a substantially constant pH within the range between 10 and 13 during the addition of the metal alkoxide to said dispersion and the subsequent particle growth of the seed, thereby to prepare mono-dispersed particles substantially free from particle aggregation having a sharp particle size distribution of a standard deviation of not greater than 0.5.
  • U.S. Patent 4,985,273 describes a method of producing fine inorganic particles.
  • the method comprises the steps of reacting an inorganic fine particle on the entire surface thereof with a silane type surface active agent containing a straight hydrocarbon chain and a functional group to form a monomolecular film on the entire surface of said inorganic fine particle, thereafter making the inorganic fine particles covered with the monomolecular film in a predetermined density on a substrate, and thereafter subjecting the monomolecular film to physical or chemical treatment to allow the functional groups to be chemically bonded to . ch other.
  • U.S. Patent 4,945,049 reports on a method for preparing magnetic powder comprising homogeneous and fine particles using an alkali-producing enzyme. Particles having a particle size ranging from 50 to 500 nm's were reported.
  • Patent 4,702,775 describes the control of particle size in the preparation of magnetite pigments.
  • the mean particle size was brought to a value within the range of 0.06 to 0.5 .mu.m by means of a residence stage between the precipitation stage and the oxidation stage.
  • Various other disclosures describe the preparation of microporous membranes, primarily for a filtration purpose, which limit the passage of selected size molecules within a particular liquid medium.
  • U.S. Patent 4,943,374 concerns the use of a microporous membrane constructed of a polyether sulfone and hydrophilization agent having a pore size which is within the range of 0.1 and 1.2 microns for the filtration of beer.
  • Patent 4,954,381 describes the preparation of porous substrates having well defined morphology.
  • U.S. Patent 4,964,992 describes a membrane filter having predetermined controlled porosity and to the method for making such a membrane filter.
  • U.S. Patent 5,057,226 describes a method of removing a constituent of a biological fluid including a blood component, said method including flowing the biological fluid past one side of a first semipermeable membrane, flowing solution containing a first precipitation agent past a second side of the membrane so as to cause transfer of the precipitation agent through the membrane to the biological fluid so as to improve precipitation characteristics of the fluid; and precipitating the constituent.
  • magnetic crystal is defined as a particle 10A to 10,000 A in diameter comprised of iron oxide, iron metal, cobalt metal, nickel metal, magnetic ferrites, magnetic alloys, or mixed lattice magnetic metals or metal oxides.
  • magnetic bead is defined as a magnetic crystal or population of crystals coated by an organic moiety or polymer or inorganic moiety or polymer to form a bead of 10A to 500,000 A in diameter.
  • magneticto- molecular switch is defined as a cluster of magnetic crystals or beads formed by the attachment of organic moieties to the surface of the crystal or beads that link the beads or crystals together via controllably degradable chemical, complex, or ionic bonds.
  • Polyalkylether refers to polyethyleneglycol and related homopolymers, such as polymethylethyleneglycol, polyhydroxypropyleneglycol, polypropyleneglycol, poly- methylpropyleneglycol, and polyhydroxypropyleneoxide, and to heteropolymers of small alkoxy monomers, such as polyethylene/polypropyleneglycol, such polymers having a molecular weight of at least about 120 daltons, and up to about 20,000 daltons.
  • Amphipathic organic compound refers to any organic compound containing both a hydrophobic and hydrophilic moiety.
  • Amphipathic vesicle forming lipid refers to any lipid having a hydrophobic unit and hydrophilic unit, the hydrophobic group typically including two acyl hydrocarbon chains, the hydrophilic group containing a reactive chemical group such as amine, acid, ester, aldehyde, or alcohol group by which the lipid can be derivatized, e.g. to a polyalkylether.
  • This invention provides a method for preparing novel precipitated inorganic oxide crystal particles of substantially uniform particle size distribution.
  • the method comprises contacting aqueous solutions of an inorganic salt and an inorganic base across a porous membrane wherein the membrane contains a plurality of pores which allows for precipitation of substantially mono-dispersed inorganic oxide particles on one side of the membrane and precipitation of a salt of the corresponding base on a second side of the membrane.
  • the inorganic oxide crystal particles produced according to this method is an iron oxide particle of reduced particle size (e.g. Fe3 ⁇ 4), which are non- magnetic, they can be aggregated into one embodiment of the magneto-molecular switch which comprises attachment of organic moieties to the surface of the crystals that link the crystal together to from controllably degradable chemical, complex or ionic bonds.
  • aggregate clusters of crystals can be prepared by air or inert gas drying of the crystal particles along with ⁇ several different ' solution encapsulation techniques.
  • the individual crystal particles or population of crystals so produced are coated by polymer encapsulation, adsorbtion of monomer followed by crosslinking, or by applying organo-metallic polymer coatings which are covalently bonded or adsorbed onto said particles, to form a non-reversibly coated bead of 10A to 500,000 A in diameter.
  • the beads themselves can be aggregated into controllably degradable bead clusters by the organic moieties that may be present on the beads, or by further attachment of organic moieties to the bead surface, which in either case allow the beads to link together to form controllably degradable chemical, complex, or ionic bonds.
  • the present invention relates in one aspect to a coated magnetically responsive particle comprising a magnetic core particle comprising a magnetically responsive metal, metal alloy or metal oxide and an organo-metallic polymer coating covalently bonded to said particle wherein the bonding does not depend on the presence of hydroxy functionality on the surface of said . particle, and wherein the organo-metallic polymer coating is capable of binding at least one type of bioaffinity adsorbent.
  • the organo- metallic polymer can be adsorbed.
  • the coated magnetically responsive particles have utility for either the separation or directed movement of biological molecules from a surrounding medium.
  • the organo-metallic polymer is formed from an organo- metallic monomer, which is applied to the metal particle, and thermally cross-linked in situ to form an adsorbed or a covalently bound polymer coating.
  • Organo-titanium polymers are preferred, however, organo-metallic polymers ' formed from coordinate complexes of other transition metals, such as zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), vanadium (V), tantalum (Ta) and niobium (Nb) or post-transition metals, such as tin (Sn) and antimony (Sb) , can be used.
  • Zr zirconium
  • V vanadium
  • Ta tantalum
  • Nb niobium
  • post-transition metals such as tin (Sn) and antimony (Sb)
  • a wide variety of bioaffinity adsorbents can be covalently bonded to the organo-metallic polymer coating through selected coupling chemistries.
  • the invention relates to methods for the preparation of magnetically responsive particles comprising a metal, metal alloy or metal oxide core and an organo-metallic coating having an aliphatic moiety and an organic functionality to which a variety of organic and/or biological molecules can be coupled.
  • the particles, coupled or uncoupled can be dispersed in aqueous media forming a colloidal dispersion which is stable, that is, the particles resist rapid gravitational settling.
  • the particles can be reclaimed from the media by applying a magnetic field.
  • the particles are superparamagnetic; that is, they exhibit no reminent magnetization after removal of a magnetic field which allows the particles to be redispersed without magnetic aggregate formation.
  • the organo-metallic coated magnetically responsive particles of the invention may be coupled through the organic functionality to biological or organic molecules with affinity for, or the ability to adsorb, or which interact with, certain other biological or organic molecules.
  • Particles so coupled may be used in a variety of in vitro or in vivo systems involving separations steps or the directed movement of coupled molecules to particular sites, including immunological assays, other biological assays, biochemical or enzymatic reactions, affinity chromatographic purification, cell sorting and diagnostic and therapeutic uses.
  • a method of measuring analytes in a sample comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a sample containing an unknown concentration of the analyte with a known amount, of a labeled analyte in the presence of magnetic particles comprising: (1) a magnetic core particle comprising a magnetically responsive metal, metal alloy or metal oxide; and (2) an organo-metallic polymer coating covalently bonded to said particle wherein the bonding does not depend on the presence of hydroxy functionality on the surface of said particles, and wherein said organo-metallic coating has a bioaffinity adsorbent covalently coupled thereto, said bioaffinity adsorbent is capable of binding to or interacting with both the unlabeled and the labeled analyte; (b) maintaining the mixture in step (a) under conditions sufficient for said binding or interaction to occur; (c) magnetically separating the magnetic particles; and (d) measuring the amount of label associated with the magnetic
  • the present organo-metallic coated magnetic particles provide superior composition, size, surface area, coupling versatility, settling properties, and magnetic behavior for use in biological separations.
  • the magnetic particles of this invention are suitable for many of the assays, enzyme immobilization, cell sorting and affinity chromatography procedures reported in the literature and, in fact overcome many of the problems associated with particle settling and reuse experienced in the past with such procedures. It has now been found that the inorganic oxides of substantially uniform particle size can be used to prepare a liposome composition comprising a substantially uniform size inorganic core coated with an amphipathic organic compound and further coated with a second amphipathic vesicle forming lipid.
  • the inorganic core is again prepared by contacting aqueous solutions of an inorganic salt and an inorganic base across a porous membrane wherein the membrane contains a plurality of pores which allows for precipitation of substantially monodispersed size inorganic oxide particles on one side of the membrane and precipitation of a salt of the corresponding base on a second side of the membrane.
  • Inorganic cores are also prepared by the reaction of metallocenes with aqueous metal hydroxide slurries followed by milling to uniform particle size.
  • the class of inorganic cores include 3 ⁇ 4, F ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3, AI2O3, Ti ⁇ 2, ZnO, FeO, and Fe.
  • the amphipathic vesicle forming lipid is preferably a lipid having two hydrocarbon chains, including acyl chains, and a polar head group. Included in this class are the phospholipids, such a phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidic acid (PA), phosphatidylinositol (Pi), sphingomyelin (SM), and the glycolipids, such as cerebroside and gangliosides.
  • the amphipathic vesicle forming lipid can also be a novel synthetic phenyl lipid compound having the structural formula:
  • R ⁇ _, R2 and R3 represent a saturated or unsaturated straight-chain or branched chain alkyl or acyl group, the other being hydrogen, therein providing at least two hydrocarbon chains attached to the phenyl moiety, wherein the two hydrocarbon chains are typically between about 14-22 carbon atoms in length, and have varying degrees of unsaturation.
  • R4 represents the repeating unit of either a poly(alkylene oxide) polymer, preferably ethylene, propylene and mixtures thereof, or the repeating unit of poly(vinyl alcohol).
  • the number of alkylene oxide or vinyl alcohol groups in the polymer, designated as n may vary from 0 to about 200 or more.
  • the invention includes an inorganic core liposome composition for administering drugs via the bloodstream, comprising a substantially uniform size inorganic core coated with an amphipathic organic compound and further coated with 1-20 mole percent of an amphipathic vesicle-forming lipid derivatized with a hydrophilic polymer, and containing the compound in liposome-entrapped form.
  • liposome compositions can be prepared to comprise a wave absorbing magnetic core coated with an amphipathic organic compound and further coated with a second amphipathic vesicle forming lipid.
  • the wave absorbing magnetic core particles comprise ferrite or mixed ferrite materials, preferably of a uniform, controllable size and narrow size distribution, wherein the primary component, the oxide, is of the formula M2(+3)M(+2)04, wherein M(+3) is Al, Cr or Fe, and M(+2) is Fe, Ni, Co, Zn, Zr, Sr, Ca, Ba, Mg, Ga, Gd, Mn or Cd.
  • the oxides can be advantageously mixed with LiO, MaO and KO, or with Fe2 ⁇ 3 and Fe3 ⁇ 4-
  • the preparation of substantially uniform size oxides, 1 to 50,000 nm in diameter, is achieved by conversion of hydrous oxide gels, in a multi-step process, wherein alkali is added to individual M(+3) and M(+2) aqueous solutions, which separately precipitate the corresponding metal hydroxide.
  • the two precipitates are then coarsely mixed to provide micron size amphorous gel particles, or the gels can be finally mixed by ball milling, for example, to a particle size of about 100 A in diameter.
  • the invention includes a process for the treatment of cancer cells by application of external electromagnetic energy capable of the generation of heat in intracellular particles to induce selective thermal death of cancer cells comprising intravenously injecting into the patient a wave absorbing magnetic core particle coated with an amphipathic organic compound and further coated with a second amphipathic vesicle forming lipid, absorbing said coated wave absorbing magnetic core particle intracellulary into the cancer cells, subjecting the patient to an alternating electromagnetic field to inductively heat the magnetic core particle and thereby the cancer cells, and continuing the inductive heating of said magnetic core particle to attain an increase in intracellular temperature to selectively kill the cancer cells.
  • Fig. 1 is a drawing of a precipitation chamber used in accordance with the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the general liposome composition comprising a substantially uniform size inorganic core coated with an amphipathic organic compound and further coated with an amphipathic vesicle forming lipid.
  • Fig. 3 is a reaction scheme for preparing a phenyl lipid derivatized with polyethyleneglycol.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates the general liposome composition comprising a wave absorbing magnetic core particle coated with an amphipathic organic compound and further coated with an amphipathic vesicle forming lipid.
  • the magnetically responsive particles of this invention overcome problems associated with the size, surface area, gravitational settling rate and magnetic character of previously developed magnetic particles. Gravitational settling times in excess of about 24 hours can be achieved with the present magnetic particles.
  • the gravitational settling time is defined to be the time for the turbidity of a dispersion of particles to fall by fifty percent in the absence of a magnetic field gradient.
  • the present magnetic particles comprise a core of a magnetically responsive metal, metal alloy or metal oxide, coated with organo-metallic polymer, which is capable of binding reactive groups or agents, for example, chemically reactive groups, biologically reactive groups or bioaffinity agents.
  • the organo- metallic polymer is adsorbed onto or covalently bound to the magnetic particle.
  • the term "magnetically responsive particle” or “magnetic particle” is defined as any 0 particle dispersible or suspendible in aqueous media without significant gravitational settling, and separable from suspension by application of a magnetic field.
  • magnetic core is defined as a crystal or group (or cluster) of crystals of a transition metal, 5 alloy or magnetic metal oxide having ferrospinel structure and comprising trivalent and divalent cations of the same or different transition metals or magnetic metal crystal group.
  • Metals, alloys and oxides which are useful as magnetic core material in the present invention o include the metals, alloys and oxides based on metals which appear in the Periodic Table in Groups 4a and b. 5a and b, 6a and 7a.
  • divalent transition metals such as iron, magnesium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, zinc and copper
  • alloys of these metals 2 such as iron alloys or oxides (e.g., iron magnesium oxide, iron manganese oxide, iron cobalt oxide, iron nickel oxide, iron zinc oxide and iron copper oxide) , cobalt ferrite, samarium cobalt, barium ferrite, and aluminu -nicke1-cobalt and metal oxides including __ magnetite (Fe.O,), hematite (Fesecurity0,) and chromium dioxide (CrO-).
  • a magnetic core ⁇ iay be comprised of a cluster of superparamagnetic crystals or iron oxide, or a cluster of superparamagnetic or ferromagnetic crystals of irons or oxide, or may consist of a single superparamagnetic or ferromagntic crystal of an iron oxide or metal alloy.
  • DROXIDE FUNCTIONALIT It should be noted that the imperfections of the surface trivalent iron are somewhat short-lived, and if organo-metallic coating is delayed, oxidation and hydrolysis can occur causing the development of surface hydroxyls which preclude direct covalent attachment of the organo-metallic moiety. For example, freshly made Fe3 ⁇ 4 will spontaneously react; Fe3 ⁇ 4 material after 24 hours reacts but requires about 1 hour of dwell time; after 48 hours the coupling reaction takes place very slowly and is generally incomplete.
  • Organo-metallic compounds are preferably of the formula Ti(OR)4 wherein R is an alkyl group and the dissociation to the reactive component follows the following general reaction criterion:
  • Rj_, R2, R3 and R4 are selected so that rapid dissociation of the first radical (R ⁇ ) is fast, and dissociation of subsequent radicals (R2-R4) is slow.
  • R1-R4 are collectively alkyl type
  • the dissociation is linear with respect to the length of the chain (the shorter the chain, the faster the dissociation). Therefore it is possible to shift the reactivity of such organo-metallic compounds by simply replacing shorter alkyl substituents with longer alkyl substitution.
  • R is an aryl moiety, dissociation is relatively slow.
  • Other moieties e.g. esters, ketones have been found to provide intermediate dissociation constants.
  • the present particles are preferably between about 0.003 and about 1.5 microns in diameter, and have a surface area of from about 50 to 150 meters/gm, which provides a high capacity for coupling of a bioaffinity adsorbent, chemical or biochemical reactive group.
  • Magnetic particles of this size range overcome the rapid settling problems of larger particles, but obviate the need for large magnets to generate the magnetic fields and magnetic field gradients required to separate smaller particles.
  • magnets used to effect separations of the magnetic particles of this invention need only generate magnetic fields between about 100 and about 1000 Oersteds. Such fields can be obtained with permanent magnets which are smaller than the container which holds the dispersion of magnetic particles and, thus, are suitable for benchtop use.
  • superparamagnetic particles do not exhibit the magnetic aggregation associated with ferro ⁇ magnetic particles and permit redispersion and reuse.
  • superparamagnetism is defined as that magnetic behavior exhibited by iron, cobalt, nickel or other etal alloys or metal oxides having a crystal size of les han about 300A, which behavior is characterized by responsiveness to a magnetic field without reminant magnetization.
  • Ferromagnetic particles may be useful in certain applications of the invention.
  • the term "ferroraagne ism” is defined as that magnetic behavior exhibited by iron, iron alloys or iron oxides with a crystal size greater than about 500A, which behavior is characterized by responsiveness to a magnetic field with a reminant magnetization of greater than about 10 gauss upon removal of the magnetic field.
  • Organo-metallic monomer material capable of adsorptive or covalently bonding to the magnetic particles.
  • Organo- metallic monomers useful for the present coated particles are organic coordinate complexes of selected transition and/or post transition metals which are capable of forming a stable coordination co mpound, and organic ligands, which can be adsorbed onto or covalently bound to the magnetic particle and, crosslinked ⁇ n s ..tu on the particle surface, thereby forming the organo-me allic polymer coating.
  • the organo-metallic monomer must be able to be functionalized or derivatized in a manner that allows the polymer formed therefrom to form covalent bonds with bioaffinity or chemical affinity adsorbents.
  • the organo-metallic polymer is post- functionalized or derlvitized with an aliphatic "spacer arm" which is terminated with an organic functional group capable of coupling with bioaffinity adsorbents.
  • the "spacer arm” is an aliphatic hydrocarbon having from about 2 to about 60 atoms, e.g., carbon, nitrogen and/or oxygen atoms.
  • the purpose of the spacer arm is to provide a non-reactive linker (or spacer) between the organic group which reacts with the chemical group, biochemical group or bioaffinity adsorbent and the polymer chain, and to impart an appropriate degree of 5 hydrophilic/hydrophobic balance to the surface of the coated particle.
  • the organic group is generally a reactive group such as an amine (NHrap), carboxyl group
  • Particularly useful organo-metallic compounds are coordinate complexes formed from selected transition metals (e.g., Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Zn, Cd, Mn, Te , Re, Ta. Nb) 5 and/or post- ransition metals (e.g., Sn, Sb , Al , Ga, In,
  • transition metals e.g., Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Zn, Cd, Mn, Te , Re, Ta. Nb
  • post- ransition metals e.g., Sn, Sb , Al , Ga, In,
  • Organo- itanium compounds are particularly preferred. Organo- itanium compounds which are useful including, for example, titanium- etra-isopropoxide , amino-hexyl-titanium-tri-isopropoxide, amino-propyl- Q titanium- tri- isopropoxide and carboxyl-hexyl- titanium- tri- isopropoxide .
  • amino-hexyl-titanium-tri-isoproxide is coated onto the magnetic particle of choice, and thermally crosslinked to form an organo- titanium polymer coating
  • __ having an aliphatic spacer arm (the hexyl moiety) and organic functional group (the amine group).
  • the coated particle is pos -functionalized, if necessary, in a manner that allows the organo-metallic polymer to form covalent bonds with bioaffinity or
  • an organo- titanium polymer such as ti anium- e ra- isopropoxide which lacks the spacer arm and organic functional group, is coated onto the magnetic particle of choice and partly crosslinked at about 40 * C for a period of time sufficient to allow the organo itanium polymer to become adsorbed onto the particle surface.
  • the organo itanium coated magnetic particle is then activated by reaction with an agent such as 1 -hydroxy- 6 - amino hexane, to form the amino-hexyl- titanium- tri - isopropoxide .
  • the coating is then crosslinked at elevated temperatures to form an organotitanium polymer coating having an aliphatic spacer arm and an organic functionality (i.e. , the amine group) .
  • the func ionalized particle can then be reacted or coupled, with the bioaffinity adsorbent of choice.
  • the magnetic core particles are prepared according to the following general procedure: metal salts are precipitated in a base to form fine magnetic metal oxide crystals. The crystals are redispersed, then washed in water and in an electrolyte. Magnetic separation can be Q used to collect the crystals between washes if the crystals are superparamagne ic.
  • super ⁇ paramagnetic iron oxide particles are made by precipita-
  • An Fe /Fe ratio of 1:1 produces magnetic particles of slightly inferior quality to those resulting from the higher Fe 2+/Fe3+ ratios, the particle size is more he erogeneous than that resulting from
  • aqueous solutions of the iron salts are mixed in a base, such as ammonium, sodium or potassium hydroxide, which results in the formation of a crystalline precipitate of superparamagne ic iron oxide.
  • a base such as ammonium, sodium or potassium hydroxide
  • the precipitate is washed repeatedly with water by magnetically separating and redispersing it until a neutral pH is reached.
  • the precipitate is then washed with about five equal portions of a water miscible solvent, such, as acetone, methanol or ethanol that has been dried over molecular sieves to remove all of the water .
  • divalent transition metal salts such as magnesium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, zinc and copper salts may be substituted for iron salts in the precipitation or milling procedure to yield magnetic metals or metal oxides.
  • divalent cobalt chloride CoCl Watson
  • FeCl divalent cobalt chloride
  • the substitution of divalent cobalt chloride (CoCl username) for FeCl. in the above procedure produced ferromagnetic metal oxide particles.
  • 5 Ferromagne ic metal oxide particles such as those produced with CoCl notebook can be washed in the absence of magnetic fields by employing conventional techniques of centrifugation or filtration between washings to avoid magnetizing the particles.
  • the resulting 0 ferromagne ic metal oxides are of sufficiently small diameter to remain dispersed in aqueous media, they can also be coated with the organo-metallic polymer and coupled to bioaffinity adsorbents for use in systems requiring a single magnetic separation, e.g., certain 5 radioimmunoassays . Ferromagnetism limits particle usefulness in those applications requiring redispersion or reuse .
  • the magnetic core particles can be made by precipi ating Q metal powders and reducing the particle size by milling the resulting precipitate, for example, in a ball mill.
  • the metal powder is precipitated from an aqueous solution of, for example, Fe +2 or Fe+3 salt with sodium borohydride.
  • the magnetic metal powder is then collected by filtration and washed with about five equal volu es of water to remove all soluble salts, then washed with five equal volumes of dried acetone to remove all residual water.
  • the particle is added as an aqueous slurry in a concentration of about 1-25% to a commercial ball mill filled half way with 1/4" stainless steel balls and milled for 3-30 days. At the completion of the milling period, a superparamagnetic metal slurry is formed and coated and functionalized as the superparamagnetic particles described in the previous section.
  • the magnetic core particles are made by reacting a metallocene, e.g., particulate ferrocene (dicyclopentadenyliron, C ⁇ o H 10 Fe ) with iron (II) hydroxide.
  • a metallocene e.g., particulate ferrocene (dicyclopentadenyliron, C ⁇ o H 10 Fe )
  • iron (II) hydroxide iron (II) hydroxide is prepared separately.
  • the ferrocene slurry is prepared, for example, by milling a mixture of ferrocene and water in a ball mill.
  • the iron (II) hydroxide slurry can be prepared, for example, by precipitating an aqueous solution of ferrous sulfate with ammonium hydroxide to form ferrous hydroxide. The two slurries are then combined and milled, for example, forming fine magnetite particles. Other metallocene compounds (e.g. nickelocene, cobaltocene) can be mixed with the ferrocene to produce various magnetic ferrite particles. This process is described in detail in U.S. Patent No. 5,071,076, the teachings of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the coating around the magnetic core particle is amino-pro- pyl- itanium- tri- isopropoxide .
  • Coupled magne ⁇ tically responsive particle or “coupled magnetic particle” refer to any magnetic particle to which one or more types of bioaffinity adsorbents are coupled by covalent bonds, which covalent bonds may be amide, ester, ether sulfonamide, disulfide, azo or other suitable organic linkages depending on the functionalities avail ⁇ able for bonding on both the coating of the magnetic particle and the bioaffinity adsorbents.
  • Preferred magnetically responsive particles of the present invention have metal oxide cores composed of clusters of superparamagnetic crystals affording efficient separation of the particles in low magnetic fields (100-1000 Oersteads) while maintaining super- Q paramagnetic properties. Aggregation of particles is controlled during particle synthesis to produce particles which are preferably small enough to avoid substantial gravitational settling over times sufficient to permit dispersions of the particles to be used in an intended _5 biological assay or other application.
  • the advantage of having superparamagnetic cores in magnetically responsive particles is that such particles can be repeatedly exposed to magnetic fields. Superparamagnetic particles do not exhibit reminent magnetization and have no coercive strength, and, therefore, do not magnetically aggregate, thus, the particles can be redispersed and reused. Even after coating, preferred particles of the invention having cores made up of clusters of crystals exhibit a remarkably high surface area per unit weight and a generally corresponding high coupling capacity, which indicates that such particles have an open or porous structure.
  • bioaffinity adsorbents can be covalently bonded to the organo-metallic coated magnetic particles of this invention by conventional coupling chemistries. Several coupling reactions can be performed. For example:
  • the ligand to be coupled contains an amino group, it can be coupled directly to the activated organo-metallic polymer. If a different functionality is desired, it can be introduced, for example, by adding a spacer arm containing the functionality by sequential reaction of the organo-metallic polymer (e.g. , titanium- tetra-isopropoxide) with any omega-functional higher molecular weight alcohol. The amino group on the ligand can then be coupled to the free functional group on the spacer arm; or
  • the ligand contains an aldehyde group instead of an amino group, it can be coupled directly to the free amino group of an amino alkane (that is, an alkane spacer arm having an amino functionality) on the coated magnetic particle.
  • bioaffinity adsorbent is defined as any biological or other organic molecule capable of specific or nonspecific binding or interaction with another biological molecule, which binding or interaction may be referred to as "ligand/ligate” binding or interaction and is exemplified by, but not limited to, antibody/antigen, antibody/ha ten, enzyme/subs rate, carrier protein/sub- , strate, lectin/carbohydrate , receptor/hormone, receptor/ effector or repressor/inducer bindings or interactions.
  • the coupled organo-metallic coated magnetic 5 particles of the present invention can be used in immuno - assays or other binding assays for the measurement of analytes in solution.
  • mmunoassa is defined as any method for measuring the concentration or amount of an analyte in a solution based on the immunological 0 binding or interaction of a polyclonal or monoclonal antibody and an antigen, which method (a) requires a separation of bound from unbound analyte; (b) employs a radioisotopic , f luorometric , enzymatic, chemiluminescent or other label as the means for measuring the bound 5 and/or unbound analyte; and (c) may be described as
  • Label may be in the antigen, the antibody, or in double antibody methods, the second antibody.
  • Immuno- assays are exemplified by, but are not limited to, radioimmunoassays (RIA) , immunoradiometric assays (IRMA) , 25 f luoroimmunoassays (FIA) , enzyme immunoassays (EIA) , and sandwich method immunoassays.
  • RIA radioimmunoassays
  • IRMA immunoradiometric assays
  • FIA 25 f luoroimmunoassays
  • EIA enzyme immunoassays
  • sandwich method immunoassays sandwich method immunoassays.
  • the analyte or the bioaffinity adsorbent can include, for example, anti ⁇ bodies, antigens, haptens, enzymes, apoenzymes, enzymatic substrates, enzymatic inhibitors, cofactors, nucleic 2Q acids, binding proteins, carrier proteins, compounds bound by binding proteins, compounds bound by carrier proteins, lectins, raonosaccharides , polysaccharides , , hormones, receptors, repressors and inducers.
  • Such assays are preferably carried out by mixing a sample containing an unknown concentration of analyte 5 with a known amount of labeled analyte in the presence of magnetic particles coupled to a bioaffinity adsorbent capable of binding to, or interacting with, both unlabeled and labeled analyte, allowing the binding or interaction to oocur, magnetically separating the 10 particles, measuring the amount of label associated with the magnetic particles and comparing the amount of label to a standard curve to determine the concentration of analyte in the sample.
  • binding assay or “non-immune assay” is
  • analyte employs a radioisotopic , fluorometric , enzymatic, chemiluminescent or other label as as the means for measuring the bound and/or unbound analyte; and (c) may be described as “competitive” if the amount of __ bound measurable label is generally inversely propor ⁇ tional to the amount of analyte originally in solution or "non-competitive" if the amount of bound measurable label is generally originally in solution.
  • the magnetic organo-metallic-coated particles of this invention are useful in immobilized enzyme systems,
  • immobilized enzyme system is defined as any enzymati- cally catalyzed biochemical conversion or synthesis or degradation wherein the enzyme molecule or active site thereof is not freely soluble but is adsorptively or covalently bound to a solid phase support, which support is suspended in or contacted with the surrounding medium and which may be reclaimed or separated from said method.
  • enzymatic reactions are carried out by dispersing enzyme-coupled magnetic particles in a reaction mixture containing one or more substrates, under conditions sufficient for the reaction between the enzyme and substrate to occur, magnetically separating the enzyme-magnetic particle from the reaction mixture containing products and unreacted substrates and, if desired, redispersing the particles in fresh substrates thereby reusing the enzyme.
  • affinity chromatography is defined as a method for separating, isolating, and/or purifying a selected molecule from its surrounding medium on the basis of its binding or interaction with a bioaffinity adsorbent adsorptively or covalently bound to a solid phase support, which support is suspended in or contacted with the surrounding medium and which may be reclaimed or separated from said medium by dispersing bioaffinity adsorbent coupled magnetic particles in solutions or suspensions containing molecules or cells to be isolated and/or purified, allowing the bioaffinity adsorbent and the desired molecules or cells to interact, magnetically separating the particles from the solutions or suspension and recovering the isolated molecules or cells from the magnetic particles.
  • the organo-metallic coated magnetic particles of this invention can be used in in_ VJ.VQ systems for the diagnostic localization of cells or tissues recognized by the particular bioaffinity adsorbent coupled to the particle and also for magneti ⁇ cally directed delivery of therapeutic agents coupled to the particles to ' pathological sites.
  • Magnetic separation times of less than about ten minutes can be achieved with magnetic particles of the invention by contacting a vessel containing a dispersion of the particles with a pole face of a permanent magnet no larger in volume than the volume of the vessel.
  • Magnetic separation time is defined to be the time for the turbidity of the dispersion to fall by 95 percent.
  • the invention is further illustrated by the follow ⁇ ing Examples .
  • Example #3 The material was cooled to room temperature and used as a monomer in making the tetravalent titanium organo- metallic coating in Example #3.
  • This mixture was then heated with stirring for 20 minutes at 65*C and then passed through the Eiger Mill for two passes.
  • the resulting material was washed five times with water, the coated particles were collected with an external magnetic field of 2000 gauss and the aqueous waste was decanted.
  • Example 2 The procedure described in Example 2 was followed except that the organo- titanate was reacted with a comixture of amino-functional hexanol and hexanol to produce a monomer having reduced amine func ionality.
  • Hexanol and 6 -amino-1-hexanol in a molar ratio of 6:1 were mixed in a 50 ml beaker for one minute.
  • Tyzor TPT was added to the alcohol mixture in the ratio of 1 mole of alcohol per mole of Tyz or TPT.
  • the reaction mixture was stirred for one minute, heated to 70*C for 10 minutes to evaporate the isopropyl alcohol produced by the reac ⁇ tion and cooled to room temperature.
  • the resulting compound was an organotitanate , 6-amino-hexyl- titanium- tri- isopropoxide having alternating non- functional, hexyl groups, that is, hexyl chains lacking the amino group.
  • the weight ratios of 6-amino-1-hexanol:Tyzor TPT:hexanol were 1:26:9.6.
  • This compound was used as a monomer to make an organo- titanium coating as described in Example 5.
  • Example 3 The procedure described in Example 3 was followed except that the amine-functional organo- titanate was the material prepared in Example 5.
  • the mixture of magnetic particles and organo-titanate monomer was heated to 95 * C for one hour with constant stirring and milled in an
  • Eiger Mill for 4 minutes. The mixture was washed nine times with water. Adipic acid was added in the ratio of 0.5 moles of adipic acid per mole of total particles. One mole of carbodiimide (CDI) was added, and the mixture was mixed for 30 minutes on a ball mill. 1,6 hexane- dia ine was added in the ratio of 0.5 moles of 1,6 hexane-diamine per mole of total particles. One mole of CDI was added and the mixture was mixed for 30 minute . The resulting material was washed five times with water, the particles were collected using an external magnetic field of 2000 gauss and the aqueous waste was decanted.
  • CDI carbodiimide
  • a second ferrous hydroxide slurry (iron (II) hydroxide) was made according to the following procedure.
  • An aqueous solution containing 20g of ferrous sulfate (VWR Scientific) was precipitated using 50g of ammonium hydroxide concentrate to form gelatinous ferrous hydroxide.
  • the gel was filtered and the filtrate washed with 5 to lOOg volumes of water. The washed gel was then made into a 10% aqueous slurry and milled as previously described for 5 hours.
  • the ferrocene and hydroxide slurries were mixed, and the mixture was milled for one day to form fine Fe-0, particles.
  • the particles were about 100 A in diameter and were responsive to a magnetic field. These particles can be coated as described in Examples 2-5 above.
  • Example 7 Preparation of Subdomain Nickel-Ferrlte Particles
  • Subdomain nickel-ferrite particles were prepared according to the procedure set out in Example 6, except that a mixture of 50g a 20% nickelocene slurry (dicyclopentadenylnickel; Strem Chemical Co., Newburyport, MA) and 50g of a 20% ferrocene slurry were used in lieu of the lOOg of the ferrocene slurry in Example 6.
  • Magnetically responsive nickel-ferrite particles having a particle size of about 100 A were produced by this method.
  • Example 8 Preparation Subdomain Cobalt-Ferrite Particles
  • Subdomain cobalt-ferrite particles were prepared according to the procedure set out in Example 6, except that a mixture of 50g of a 20% (by wt.) cobaltocene slurry (dicyc lopentadenylcobal ; Strem Chemical Co. , Newburyport, MA ) and 50g of the ferrocene slurry were used in lieu of lOOg of the ferrocene slurry in Example 6.
  • Magnetically responsive cobalt- ferrite particles having a particle size of about 100 A were produced by this method.
  • E x ajno_l e_2 Preparation of Subdomain Metal Particles by Sodium Borohydride Reduction and_S_ij ⁇ e Reduction by Milling 200 gm (1.58 moles) of ferrous chloride was dissolved in 1 liter of water. 500 gm of dry sodium borohydride were added to the solution to form a fine iron powder precipitate. The precipitate was washed with water and collected by filtration. The filtered powder was resuspended in water and re-filtered. The washing procedure was done 4 additional times. On the final suspension, the slurry was adjusted to a concentrate of 20% and milled as described in Example 6 for a period of 75 days to produce particles with a mean diameter of less than 50 A.
  • Descri ⁇ -tion of the Sub 100A Ferrite Particle Sub 100A ferrites have been prepared by the co- precipitation of metal(+2) and metal(+3) salts in aqueous solutions with aqueous base across a porous or dialysis membrane.
  • the metal salt solutions are put into a dialysis bag and the bag is sealed.
  • the bag containing the metal salt solution is then immersed in an aqueous solution of base (i.e. ammonium hydroxide) over a period of several minutes to several days, depending on the concentration of the various reactants, and a precipitate of metal oxide forms inside of the dialysis bag.
  • base i.e. ammonium hydroxide
  • the size of the particles thus prepared is controlled by: concentration of the metal salt solution; concentration of the base solution; pore size of the membrane; temperature of the various solutions; ionic strengths (or ionization constant) of solutions; and the contact times of each solution across the dialysis membrane. It has further been discovered that metal oxide particles of various controlled size can also be formed by contacting an aqueous solution of metal salts with a dialysis bag filled with aqueous base. In this case, the desired metal oxide product will form outside of the dialysis bag.
  • the inorganic base and the inorganic salt solutions are maintained in large volume chambers separated by a porous membrane. Accordingly, large amounts of inorganic oxide of controlled particle size can be produced.
  • a large volume chamber (10) contains a partition (12), a semi-permeable membrane (14), an opening (16), a support (18) for mounting of the membrane, and portals (20) for draining.
  • the metal salt solution is placed on the membrane side of the chamber, such that the metal oxide particles precipitate on that side of the large volume chamber.
  • the size of the cationic moiety on the base side of the membrane controls the size of the precipitated inorganic oxide particle so produced near the surface of the membrane within the inorganic salt solution.
  • the speed of dissociation of the inorganic base is believed to be controlled by the size of the cationic moiety; the larger the cationic moiety the slower the dissociation to cationic and anionic component.
  • the cationic component (of the inorganic salt) exists in large excess, thereby surrounding the slowly diffusing anion, resulting in precipitation of many small-sized inorganic oxide particles.
  • the speed of dissociation is relatively fast, providing a relatively large concentration of anionic moiety diffusing across the porous membrane and into the inorganic salt solution.
  • the cationic component (of the inorganic salt) once again exists in large excess.
  • the elevated concentration of diffusing anionic moiety rapidly finds its way to the cationic surface of such a growing particle, so that a further layer of ionic bonding can result, thereby producing larger overall particle size prior to precipitation from solution.
  • KOH in contact with an aqueous solution of FeCl2/FeCl3 affords iron oxide particles (Fe3 ⁇ 4) that are smaller in size as compared to iron oxide particles produced when LiOH is employed as the inorganic base. This would comport with the above insofar as the K+ ion is known to be relatively larger than the Li+ ion.
  • Inorganic salt solutions based on mixtures of the type ( +3 )Y/M( +2 - ⁇ include those wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, I, SO4, NO3 and PO4.
  • M can be selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Mn, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Cd, Hg, Al, B, Sc, Ga, V and In.
  • the preferred inorganic salts are those which are readily productive in an aqueous medium of an anion and a cation which can combine with the aforementioned diffusing hydroxide anion to form an inorganic oxide.
  • inorganic oxide particles of the formula M3O4 are prepared wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Mn, Hg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Cd, Hg, Al, B, Sc, Ga, V and In and mixtures thereof. It will also be appreciated that for a given M3O4 particle, the metal (M) may often be a combination of different oxidation states of the same metal component.
  • Fe3 ⁇ 4 particles are prepared and represent a mixed Fe(+2)Fe(+3) oxide of the formula [Fe(+2) ] [Fe(+3) ] 2 0 .
  • I The Effect of Alternative Base Counter Ions
  • crystal properties such as size, distribution, magnetics, etc. was established as follows: Three experiments were conducted. All experimental conditions were identical except for the type of base. Experiment A utilizes NaOH, B with LiOH and C with KOH. For each experiment: 1.
  • the size of the particles may be effected by the following additional variable: the temperature of the solutions; whether the particles formed are removed (including magnetic removal, if the particles are of the appropriate size) from the immediate surface of the membrane; the pore size of the membrane; and whether or not the solutions are stirred.
  • membranes of different molecular-weight cut- offs (MWCO) have been examined. The MWCO represents a limit on the size of the molecule allowed to pass through the pore.
  • MWCO's between 1000 and 500,000 have been investigated.
  • Description of Magnetic Clusters Iron oxide, for example, has been prepared using this technique in sizes of 80A, 50A and 20A, all with a narrow (+/-10%) particle size distribution.
  • a product that agrees with x-ray diffraction patterns for e3 ⁇ 4 has been prepared in 100, 80, 50 and 20A crystal sizes.
  • the supra 50A particles of Fe3 ⁇ 4 have domain magnetization, when measured by a Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) , of 5660 gauss. This result is in agreement with the literature.
  • VSM Vibrating Sample Magnetometer
  • crystals of 20A Fe3 ⁇ 4 have domain magnetization of less than 100 gauss. This low magnetization observed in sub 50A e3 ⁇ 4 crystals is likely the result of having insufficient mass for spin coupling and the absence of domain wall formation.
  • non-magnetic sub 50A crystals of Fe3 ⁇ 4 are clustered together to form aggregates of 250A or greater, the aggregate particles are strongly magnetic.
  • Aggregate particles of 500A or greater in diameter when measured by VSM, have domain magnetizations in excess of 4000 gauss. It has been further discovered that if the aggregates of magnetic crystals are returned to non-aggregated unit sub 50A crystal size, the effect if reversed, that is, the magnetization is returned to nominally 0.
  • the exact size at which the onset of superparamagnetic behavior occurs in the unit crystal is a function of the crystal structure, shape, and composition. Several different cubic ferrites have been prepared with several different crystal sizes each. The onset of superparamagnetic behavior occurs at various size unit crystals depending on the exact composition. Table 3 is an estimate of the size where supermagnetic behavior begins for several different crystal compositions.
  • Organo-metallic compounds are preferably of the formula Ti(OR)4 wherein R is an alkyl group and the dissociation to the reactive component follows the following general reaction criterion:
  • R , R2 , R3 and R4 are selected so that rapid dissociation of the first radical (Ri) is fast, and dissociation of subsequent radicals (R2-R4) is slow.
  • R -R4 are collectively alkyl type, the dissociation is linear with respect to the length of the chain (the shorter the chain, the faster the dissociation). Therefore, it is possible to shift the reactivity of such organo-metallic compounds by simply replacing shorter alkyl substituents with longer alkyl substitution.
  • R is an aryl moiety, dissociation is relatively slow.
  • Other moieties e.g. esters, ketones have been found to provide intermediate dissociation constants.
  • such coatings can now advantageously be applied to inorganic oxide crystal particles of substantially uniform particle size distribution.
  • substantially uniform sub 50A Fe3 ⁇ 4 was treated with titanium tetra-isopropoxide and subsequently terminated with a C-6 carboxylic acid and a second population was terminated with a C-6 amine.
  • no magnetic moment was observed.
  • the amine and carboxyl terminus groups spontaneously caused clustered aggregates of magnetic particles to form and a magnetic moment proportional to the concentration of methyl diisocyanate added was observed until saturations occurred when all of the amine and/or carboxyl reagent was exhausted.
  • Non- magnetic Fe3 ⁇ 4 particles are treated by mixing them in a non-aqueous solvent, such as dimethyl formamide and with titanium tri-isopropoxy-3,4-dihyroxy phenoxide.
  • the particles prepared in this fashion are titanium oxide coated with £-dihyroxy benzene termination and are non-magnetic in an applied field.
  • a 2: 1 coordination complex forms between 1 metal clustered and 2 £-hydroxy benzene atoms causing the particles to become clustered and giving rise to a magnetic signal that is proportional to the concentration of metal ion coupling formed.
  • a slight change in pH causes the complex to decompose and the resulting magnetization return to 0.
  • a return to the pH favorable for the formation of the complex results in a renewed magnetization of equivalent field strength to that achieved after initial addition of metalate ion.
  • magneto-molecular switch is useful for, but not limited to: magnetic tracers for in vitro analysis, magnetic tracers for in vivo diagnostics, magnetic processing by metals (especially for group VI transition metals), analysis of metals, filtering aids, magneto chromatography, and cell sorting.
  • the inorganic oxide crystal particles of substantially uniform particle size distribution may be coupled to biological or organic molecules with affinity for o the ability to adsorb or which interact with certain other biological or organic molecules.
  • Particles so coupled may be used in a variety of in vitro or in vivo systems involving separation steps or the directed movement of coupled molecules to particular sites, including, but not limited to, immunological assays, other biological assays, biochemical or enzymatic reactions, affinity chromatographic purifications, cell sorting and diagnostic and therapeutic uses.
  • Controlled size inorganic oxide particles of this invention can be covalently bonded by conventional coupling chemistries to bioaffinity adsorbents including, but not limited to, antibodies (ligands, e.g., anti- thyroxine, anti-triiodothyronine, anti-thyroid stimulating hormone, anti-thyroid binding globulin, anti- thyroglobulin, anti-digoxin, anti-cortisol, anti-insulin, anti-theophylline, anti-vitamin B-12, anti-folate, anti- ferritin, anti-human chorionic gonadotropin, anti-follicle stimulating hormone, anti-progesterone, anti-testosterone, anti-estriol, anti-estradiol, anti-prolactin, anti-human placental lactogen, anti-gastrin and anti-human growth hormone antibodies), antigens (ligates, e.g.
  • inorganic oxide particles are non-magnetic, and bound to a given species having specific affinity for a corresponding biochemical moiety, the magnetic response becomes directly proportional to the concentration of the biochemical moiety causing the complexation.
  • crystals are prepared that are, as explained earlier, below the critical size for the development of superparamagnetic behavior.
  • the non- magnetic crystals are then coated with an organo-metallic coating, for example, amino-hexyl-titanium-tri- isopropoxide, and thermally crosslinked to form an organo- titanium polymer coating having an organic spacer arm (the hexyl moiety) and organic functional group (i.e., the amino-group) .
  • an organo-metallic coating for example, amino-hexyl-titanium-tri- isopropoxide
  • an organo- titanium polymer coating having an organic spacer arm (the hexyl moiety) and organic functional group (i.e., the amino-group) .
  • Anti-T-4 thyroid hormone
  • CDI carboxylic acid terminal functionality
  • an antibody such as IgG
  • an antibody is coupled to the non-magnetic crystals, followed by addition of antitithiophillene.
  • antitithiophillene Upon addition of thiophillene, magnetic clusters are formed.
  • a surface modification is put on the surface of non- magnetic Fe3 ⁇ 4.
  • the modified reagent is injected into a patient and a complex is formed at a specific site in the body.
  • the patient is imaged by MRI, or other suitable magnetic detection techniques.
  • Magnetic Metal Processing/Metal Analysis Non-magnetic Fe3 ⁇ 4 is coupled to chelating agents and put into contact with the process stream.
  • the complex forms and gives rise to a magnetic moment on the cluster thus formed.
  • the cluster and metal of choice are collected with a magnet.
  • the pH is changed to strip the metal and the product is collected.
  • the non- magnetic crystals are prepared as described above, with an organo-titanium polymer coating having an organic spacer arm and a terminal amino functionality.
  • the particles are then reacted, by and through the amino functionality, with 2 ,3-dihydroxy-5-benzoic acid (upon addition of CDI) to form an amide coupled product with 2,3-dihydroxy-benzene termination.
  • dihydroxy functionality is brought into contact with metals such as Tu, or Mo, under controlled pH (6-8) a complex forms and gives rise to the magnetic moment.
  • cellulose dialysis tubing (Sigma MW12000) that has been prepared in the following manner: A 12 inch strip of tubing is soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, rinsed thoroughly in warm water and stored in cool water until the addition of iron solution.
  • the dialysis tubing containing 50 g of the 1% iron solution is scaled and then placed in a 2% ammonium hydroxide solution: 6g NH OH (Ashland Chemical 28-30%) in 294g cool water
  • the container holding the NH4OH solution and dialysis sack of iron solution is covered tightly and allowed to dialyze at room temperature until equilibrium is reached (4-6 hours).
  • Example 2 PREPARATION OF 50A DIALYZED IRON OXIDE CRYSTAL A stock of solution of iron salt is prepared by first dissolving 2.5g FeCl2- H2 ⁇ (Aldrich) in 37.5g of tap water at 65°C, then adding 4g FeCl3 (Aldrich) to the solution and mixing until dissolved. The solution is dark orange in color.
  • a dilute solution is prepared for dialysis by adding 6g of the stock iron solution to 295g of warm (50°C) water. 50g of this 2% solution is sealed in cellulose dialysis tubing (Sigma MW12000) that has been prepared in the following manner: A 12 inch strip of tubing is soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, rinsed thoroughly in warm water and stored in cool water until the addition of iron solution.
  • the dialysis tubing containing 50g of the 2% iron solution is sealed and then placed in a 4% ammonium hydroxide solution: 12g NH4OH (Ashland Chemical 28-30%) in 288g cool water
  • NH4OH Ammonium hydroxide
  • the container holding the NH4OH solution and dialysis sack of iron solution is covered tightly and allowed to dialyze at room temperature until equilibrium is reached (4-6 hours).
  • a dark orange precipitate of iron oxide forms inside the dialysis sack, white precipitate of ammonium chloride forms outside the sack.
  • the precipitate is decanted from the tubing and washed by centrifuging, decanting the supernatant, and adding water. This step is repeated three times.
  • Example 3 PREPARATION OF 75A DIALYZED IRON OXIDE CRYSTAL
  • a stock solution of iron salt is prepared by first dissolving 2.5g FeCl2.4H4 ⁇ (Aldrich) in 37.5g of tap water at 65 ⁇ C, then adding 4g FeCl3 (Aldrich) to the solution and mixing until dissolved. The solution is dark orange in color. From this stock solution a dilute solution is prepared for dialysis by adding 9g of the stock iron solution to 291g of warm (50°C) water.
  • cellulose dialysis tubing (Sigma MW12000) that has been prepared in the following manner: A 12 inch strip of tubing is soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, rinsed thoroughly in warm water and stored in cool water until the addition of iron solution. The dialysis tubing containing 50g of the 3% iron solution is sealed and then placed in a 4% ammonium hydroxide solution: 12g NH4OH (Ashland Chemical 28-30%) in 288g cool water The container holding the NH4OH solution and dialysis sack of iron solution is covered tightly and allowed to dialyze at room temperature until equilibrium is reached (4-6 hours).
  • Example 4 SYNTHESIS OF TITANIUM COATED 10QA MAGNETIC PARTICLES Titanium coated magnetite, Fe3 ⁇ 4, is prepared using the following method: Iron salts, FeCl2.4H2 ⁇ and FeCl3 (41g) are each dissolved in 1000 cc of water. The solutions are combined into a 2 liter beaker and 70 ml of ammonium hydroxide is added while mixing.
  • the beaker containing the resulting precipitate, 28 gm of Fe3 ⁇ 4, is then placed onto a permanent magnet to magnetically separate the magnetic particle from the salt by-products. After resting on the magnet for 5 minutes, the clear salt solution is 'decanted. The precipitate is then resuspended in a total of 1500 cc of water and placed on a permanent magnet for 5 minutes before decanting. The above washing process is repeated three additional times. After the final decanting, .the magnetite is suspended in 1500 cc of dry acetone and magnetically separated as above. The particles are acetone washed a total of 3 times. After the final decanting, the particles are suspended in 500 cc of N,N dimethyl formamide.
  • a dispersion of non-magnetic 20A particles is water washed five times and anhydrous methanol washed three times by centrifugation.
  • a total of 5.0 g of particle is suspended in 250 ml of N,N dimethyl formamide and milled in a bead motormill for 15 minutes.
  • 12.Og titanium isopropoxide dispersed in 30.0 g N,N- dimethyl formamide is slowly pipetted into the operating mill and milled ' for another 15 minutes. The product is then removed to form the mill and water washed five times by centrifugation and resuspended in distilled water.
  • Example 6 SYNTHESIS OF AMINE TERMINATED MAGNETIC PARTICLES Magnetite coated with an organometallic, Ti, and terminated with a C-6 amine is prepared using the following method. The precipitation, washing and coating. with organometallic, titanium isopropoxide, is conducted in the exact manner as described above. After the washed magnetite particle, N,N- dimethyl formamide and titanium isoproxide have milled for 15 minutes, 15 gm of 6-amino 1-hexanol dissolved in 30 cc of N,N dimethyl formamide is pipetted into the operating mill. After milling for 15 minutes, the dispersion is heated for 20 minutes at 100°C with occasional mixing.
  • Example 7 SYNTHESIS OF CARBOXYL TERMINATED MAGNETIC PARTICLES Magnetite coated with an organometallic, Ti, and terminated with a Cg carboxyl group is prepared as follows: 14.2 g of 4-hydroxy butyric acid sodium salt dispersed in 30 cc of N,N-dimethyl formamide is slowly pipetted to the 250 cc of washed organometallic coated magnetic particles as described above in Example 4. After milling for 15 minutes, the dispersion is heated for 20 minutes at 100°C with mixing.
  • Example 8 SYNTHESIS OF DIHYDROXY AROMATIC TERMINATED MAGNETIC PARTICLES This example illustrates the preparation of dihydroxy- aromatic terminated magnetic particle. 5 g of magnetite coated with titanium isopropoxide and 6-amino-l-hexanol, prepared as above, is dispersed in sodium metabisulfite and distilled water solution, 300 cc. The sodium metabisulfite solution has been pretreated with nitrogen gas to prevent oxidation of the particles. 78 g of gallic acid, and 1.0 g of carboddimide is combined with the amine-terminated magnetic particle with mixing. After incubating for one hour, the product is magnetically separated and water washed. 1 Example 9
  • 1,6 diisocyanato-hexane was added to particles in 2 four concentrations: 0, .5, 4, 8 lm 1,6 diiso./.5 g dry. 3 The particles were milled overnight in the ball mill 4 without using steel balls. 5 The magnetics were tested again on the VSM. It was 6 determined that the increase in 1,6 diisocyananatohexane 7 resulted in a proportional increase in magnetivity. 8
  • Example 10 9 ENCAPSULATION BY A POLYMER 0 20A non-magnetic ferrite particles were washed 4 times 1 with water, 5 times with acetone, (collecting with a 2 centrifuge between washes). The acetone slurry is then
  • polystyrene e.g., polystyrene, polyurethane, poly(vinyl)
  • Example 11 ADDITION OF MONOMER FOLLOWED BY CROSSLINKING A particle slurry is prepared as in Example 10. Oleic acid is then added to the hexane slurry of particles and mixed in a high shear mixer for about 20 minutes.
  • a volume of acetone is then added, equal to approximately 5 times the amount of hexane to the oleic acid coated particle dispersion, in order to flocculate.
  • the resulting residue is collected and mixed in water in a high shear mixer for about 1 hour to produce oleic acid coated crystal beads.
  • the bead slurry is then exposed to 3-beam generator (Energy sources, Woburn, MA), from 1-20 meg Rad for about 0.25-0.5 sec, to crosslink through the unsaturated group.
  • Example 12 PREPARATION OF SUB 10 NM PARTICLES IN A TWO-SIDED DIALYSIS TANK 2 nm diameter uniform magnetic crystals were prepared by controlled contact of a base solution and iron salt solution across a semipermeable membrane, resulting in an iron oxide crystal precipitate of defined size within a narrow size distribution range.
  • a Spectra/Por ® 5 dialysis membrane (flat sheet) was affixed in a manner as to separate two equal sized chambers of a two sided Dialysis reaction tank. Both sides of the tank were filled with 20 liters of distilled H 2 0 at 20°C. 12.5g FeCl2 4H 2 0 and 20g FeCl3 were added to one chamber of the tank and stirred. until dissolved.
  • aqueous solutions of an inorganic salt and an inorganic base are contacted across a porous membrane wherein the membrane contains a plurality of pores which allows for precipitation of substantially monodispersed inorganic oxide particles on one side of the membrane and precipitation of a salt of the corresponding base on a second side of the membrane.
  • Particle size diameter can range between 5-1000 Angstroms, and in a preferred embodiment, 5-100 Angstroms, with a particle size distribution of +/- 10%.
  • the inorganic salts are of the formula MY, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Mn, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Cd, Hg, Al, B, Sc, Ga, V, In, and mixtures thereof, with Y being selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, I, SO4, NO3, PO4 and mixtures thereof.
  • the inorganic base is selected from the group consisting of NH4OH, KOH, LiOH, NaOH, CsOH, RbOH and mixtures thereof.
  • Fe3 ⁇ 4 is prepared (a mixed Fe(+2)Fe(+3) oxide of the formula [Fe(+2) ] [Fe(+3) ] 2 0 ) with a uniform sub 100 Angstroms diameter serving as the inorganic core of the liposomes described herein.
  • Inorganic core particles can also be prepared according to the following general procedure: metal salts, or organometallocenes are precipitated in base at high temperature and pressure to form fine magnetic metal oxide crystals. The crystals are redispersed, then washed in water and an electrolyte. Magnetic separation can be used to collect the crystal between washes.
  • amphipathic Organic Compounds The amphipathic organic compounds which can be used in forming the inorganic core liposome of the invention may be selected from a variety of organic compounds which contain both a hydrophobic and hydrophilic moiety.
  • the hydrophilic moiety is adsorbed or coordinated onto the surface of the inorganic oxide, whereas the hydrophobic moiety of the molecule extends outwardly to associate with the amphipathic vesicle forming lipid compounds.
  • Preferred amphipathic organic compounds include fatty acids selected from the group consisting of oleic, stearic, linoleic, lionlenic, palmitic, nyristic and arachidonic acid. IV.
  • the lipid components used in forming the inorganic core liposomes of the invention may be selected from a variety of vesicle forming lipids, typically including phospholipids , such as phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidic (PA), phosphatidylinositol (Pi), sphinogomyelin (SM), and the glycolipids, such as cerebroside and gangliosides.
  • phospholipids such as phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidic (PA), phosphatidylinositol (Pi), sphinogomyelin (SM), and the glycolipids, such as cerebroside and gangliosides.
  • the selection of lipids is guided by consideration of (a) drug release rate is serum, (b) drug-entrapment efficiency, (c) liposome toxicity, and (d) biodistribution and targeting properties.
  • lipids having selected chain compositions are commercially available or may be obtained by standard lipid isolation procedures. See, e.g. U.S. Patent No. 4,994,213.
  • the lipids may be either fluidic lipids, e.g. phospholipids whose acyl chains are relatively unsaturated, or more rigidifying membrane lipids, such as highly saturated phospholipids. Accordingly, the vesicle forming lipids may also be selected to achieve a selected degree of fluidity or rigidity to control the stability of the liposome in serum and the rate of release of entrapped drug from the liposome in the bloodstream. See, e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 5,013,556.
  • the vesicle forming lipid include those phospholipids in which the polar-head-group region is modified by the covalent attachment of polyalkylene ether polymers of various molecular weights.
  • the polyalkyl ether lipid is preferably employed in the inorganic core liposome composition in an amount between about 1-20 mole percent, on the basis of moles of derivatized lipid as a percentage of total moles of vesicle-forming lipids.
  • the polyalkylether moiety of the lipid preferably has a molecular weight between about 120-20,000 daltons, and more preferably between about 1000-5000 daltons.
  • a new series of phenyl lipid compounds are described which -se ⁇
  • R , R2 and R3 represent a saturated or unsaturated straight-chain or branched chain hydrocarbon group, the other being hydrogen, therein providing at least two hydrocarbon chains attached to the phenyl moiety, wherein the two hydrocarbon chains are typically between about 14-22 carbon atoms in length, and have varying degrees of unsaturation.
  • R4 represents the repeating unit of either a poly(alkylene oxide) polymer, preferably ethylene, propylene and mixtures thereof, or the repeating unit of poly(vinyl alcohol).
  • the number of alkylene oxide or vinyl alcohol groups in the polymer, designated as n may vary from 0 to about 200 or more.
  • One preferred method for producing the uniform size inorganic core liposome composition begins with first coating the magnetic particles described above in Section II with an amphipathic organic compoi -hieh ontains both a hydrophillic and hydrophobic n y. ,r e ple, fatty acids, such as oleic acid, lino. ac .. or linolenic acid, dispersed in an organic jlvent, are directly added to the particles at a ratio of dry Fe3 ⁇ 4:acid equal to 2:1 weight percent.
  • the acid coated particles collapse around the media allowing for easy removal of water without the loss of the particles.
  • the coated particles are then dispersed in an organic solvent by addition of 700 ml of hexane, toluene or chloroform and mechanically milling with glass media overnight (15 hrs).
  • Absorbing a phospholipid onto the fatty acid coated particles was accomplished by addition of a synthetic polyethylene glycol terminated phosphatidyl ethanolamine to the above dispersion and mechanically mixing for 3 hours.
  • the ratio of fatty acid:pure lipid is about 1:1 weight percent.
  • the preparation of uniform size inorganic core particles by dialysis and precipitation across a semi-permeable membrane is unique in its ability to allow for the production of uniform size liposomes without the requirement for extrusion or other additional liposome sizing techniques.
  • the ability to selectively vary the average size of liposomes, according to lipid composition and/or ionic strength, is another useful feature of the invention. While the present invention provides inorganic core liposomes with a size range of about 5-5000 nm, one selected size range, between about 100-300 nm, is particularly useful for a variety of parenteral uses, as discussed.
  • One general class of drugs include water-soluble liposome permeable compounds which are characterized by a tendency to partition preferentially into the aqueous compartments of the liposome suspension, and to equilibrate, over time, between the inner liposomal spaces and outer bulk phase of the suspension.
  • Representative drugs in this class include terbutaline, albuterol, stropine methyl nitrate, cromolyn sodium, propracalol, funoisolide, ibuprofin, geniamycin, tobermycin, pentamidine, penicillin, theophylline, bleomycin, etopoxide, captoprel, n-acetyl cystein, verapamil, vitamins, and radio-opaque and particle-emitter agents, such as chelated metals. Because of the tendency of these agents to equilibrate with the aqueous composition of the medium, it is preferred to store the liposome composition in lyophilized form, with rehydration shortly before administration.
  • a second general class of drugs are those which are water-soluble, but liposome-impermeable.
  • these are peptide or protein molecules, such as peptide hormones, enzymes, enzyme inhibitors, apolipoproteins, and higher molecular weight carbohydrates characterized by long-term stability of encapsulation.
  • Representative compounds in this class include calcitonin, atriopeptin, -1 antitrypsin (protease inhibitor), interferon, oxytocin, vasopressin, insulin, interleukin-2, superoxide dismutase, tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) , plasma factor 8, epidermal growth factor, tumor necrosis factor, lung surfactant protein, interferon, lipocortin, ⁇ -interferon, macrophage colony stimulating factor, and erythroprotein.
  • TPA tissue plasminogen activator
  • a third class of drugs are lipophilic molecules.
  • the drugs in this class are defined by an oil/water partition coefficient, as measured in a standard oil/water mixture such as octanol/water, of greater than 1 and preferably greater than about 5.
  • Representative drugs include prostaglandins, amphotericin B, progesterone, isosorbide dinitrate, testosterone, nitroglycerin, estradiol, doxorubicin, epirubicin, beclomethasone and esters, vitamin E, cortisone, dexamethasone and esters, and betamethasone valerete.
  • the inorganic core liposome composition is designed for targeting a specific target tissue or organ. For example, this feature allows for targeting a tumor tissue, for drug treatment by intravenous administration to a tumor-bearing subject.
  • the inorganic core liposomes may be prepared with surface-bound ligand molecules, such as antibodies, which are effective to bind specifically and with high affinity to ligand-binding molecules such as antigens, which are localized specifically on target cells.
  • surface-bound ligand molecules such as antibodies
  • ligand-binding molecules such as antigens
  • a variety of methods for coupling ligands to the surface of liposomes are known, including the incorporation of ligand-derivatized lipid components into liposomes or coupling of ligands to activated liposome surface components.
  • the targeted inorganic core liposomes may be prepared to include cancer chemotherapeutic agents, such as those listed above.
  • the liposomes are prepared to include PEG-PE and PG, to a final concentration of charged lipids up to 40 mole percent, doxorubicin, and remainder neutral phospholipids or neutral phospholipids and cholesterol.
  • the liposomes are prepared with encapsulated radio-opaque or particle-emission metal, typically in a chelated form which substantially prevents a permeation through the liposome bilayer.
  • the liposome composition is designed to enhance uptake of circulating cells or other blood-borne particles, such as bacteria, virus- infected blood cells and the like.
  • the long-life liposomes are prepared to include surface-bound ligand molecules, as above, which bind specifically and with high affinity to the selected blood-borne cells. Once bound to the blood-borne particles, the liposomes can enhance uptake by the RES.
  • Polyalkylether moieties on the liposomes may be derivatized by the associated amphipathic lipid by an ester, peptide, or disulfide bond which can be cleaved, after liposome binding, to the target cells, to further enhance RES particle clearance. Studies performed in support of the present invention indicate that the inorganic core liposome composition of.
  • the invention provides an enhancement in blood circulation lifetime which is equal, and in some cases superior, to the most effective RES-evading rigid-lipid liposomes which have been reported heretofore, including liposomes containing GMI and membrane-rigidifying lipids.
  • the blood circulation lifetimes achieved in the present invention should be substantially greater than with fluid-core liposomes.
  • EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of Magnetic Particles by Co-precipitation of Fe+2/Fe+3 with Excess Base Magnetic particles of 100 Angstroms in diameter are prepared using the following method. Iron salts, FeCl2 ⁇ ; 3H20, (25g), and FeCl3 (41g) are each dissolved in 1000 cc of water. The solutions are combined into a 2 liter beaker and 70ml of ammonium hydroxide is added while mixing.
  • the magnetite is water washed by successive additions of distilled water to a slurry concentrate of magnetite.
  • the beaker containing the magnetite slurry is place onto a permanent magnet to magnetically separate the magnetic particle from the salt by-products between each successive addition of water.
  • the aqueous salt solution is decanted.
  • the precipitate is then resuspended with agitation in a total of 1500 cc of water and placed on a permanent magnet for 5 minutes before decanting.
  • the above washing process is repeated three additional times with water.
  • the particles are acetone washed and hexane washed a total of 5 times each in the above manner.
  • Oleic acid is added to the magnetic hexane slurry in a ratio of oleic acid:dry particle equal to 2:1 weight percent. The mixture is adjusted to 15% total solids with hexane and mechanically milled overnight in a glass jar half filled with 3mm stainless steel media.
  • EXAMPLE 4 Preparation of Oleic Acid Coated Dialyzed Magnetic Particles Dialyzed particles coated with oleic acid are prepared using particles as prepared in Example 2. 0.1 grams of particles are washed with three 200 ml volumes of distilled water and acetone by suspending approximately O.lgm dry particle in 200 ml of acetone and centrifuging for 45 minutes to collect particles between each washing.
  • Oleic acid was added to the acetone slurry in a ratio of oleic acid:dry particle equal to 2:1 weight percent and mechanically milled overnight in a glass jar half filled with 3mm glass media.
  • EXAMPLE 5 Preparation of Magnetite Core Liposomes using Phosphatidyl Choline 10 gms Oleic acid coated magnetite as prepared in Example 3 was dispersed in 100 cc hexane. The phosphate lipid is absorbed onto the particle by dissolving phosphatidyl choline (Sigma, P-3644, L-2 , lechithin, 45% PC) into hexane with heating to create a 15% solution.
  • the PC/hexane solution is combined with the magnetic/hexane solution at a ratio of pure phosphatidyl choline:oleic acid equal to 1:2 weight percent.
  • the solution was mixed in a glass jar (without media) on a jar roller for two hours. After mixing, the lipid was absorbed onto the particle by adding three times as much acetone than hexane and collecting the lipid coated particles over a magnet. After the coated magnetic particles were separated from the solvents, the solvents were decanted, distilled water was added to produce a 2.0% TS slurry. The slurry is heated in a beaker on a hot plate to 100 °C for 10 min.
  • the thionyl chloride can be used to activate the oleyl alcohol for ester formation with the carboxyl groups of the isophthalate. See. Fig. 2.
  • B. Synthesis of ortho phenyl lipids The ortho analog of the phenyl lips can be synthesized starting with either 3,4 dihydroybenzaldehyde or 3,4 dihydroxybenzoic acid.
  • the aldehyde group can be coupled to an amino group by forming the Schiff's base and then reducing it with NaBH4.
  • Olegic acid could then be coupled to the hydroxyl groups using thionyl chloride to provide:
  • 3,4 dihydroxybenzolic acid could be coupled through its carboxyl group to amino-terminated PEG using dicyclohexyl carbodiimide. Oleic acid could then be coupled as above. Since both amino and carboxyl PEG derivatives as well ' as both oleic acid and oleylamine are available, the PEG and oleic acid groups can be easily interchanged in the above compounds. VII. Preparation of Wave Absorbing Magnetic Core Particles
  • the wave absorbing magnetic core particles suitable in the present invention are those particles which, upon application of an electromagnetic field, create inductive heat local to the particle.
  • the wave absorbing magnetic core particles comprise f rrite or mixed ferrite materials, preferably of a uniform, controllable size, and narrow size distribution, wherein the primary component, the oxide, is of the formula M2(+3)M(+2)04, wherein M(+3) is Al, Cr or Fe, and M(+2) is Fe, Ni, Co, Zn, Ze, Ca, Ba, Mg, Ga, Gd, Mn or Cd.
  • the oxides can be advantageously mixed with LiO, NaO and KO, or with tt or ⁇ F ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3 and Fe3 ⁇ 4»
  • the preparation of substantially uniform size oxides, 1 to 50,000 nm in diameter, is achieved by conversion of hydrous oxide gels, in a multi-step process, wherein alkali is added to individual M(+3) and M(+2) aqueous solutions, which separately precipitate the corresponding metal hydroxide. The two precipitates are then coarsely mixed to provide micron size amorphorus gel particles, which can be milled to form hydrous oxide gel particles about 100 A in diameter.
  • a dehydration temperature of 100°C, at a time of about 6 hours, in the presence of oxygen provides oxides particles of about 70A diameter.
  • a dehydration temperature of about 65°C, at a time of about 24-36 hours, in the presence of oxygen affords oxide particle sizes of about 1000-2000A. Accordingly, by recognizing that short dwell times and high temperature promote small oxide particle formation, and that long dwell times and low temperature promote large particle formation, oxide particles from 50A to several microns in diameter have been produced.
  • ferrite materials as a protective medium for electromagnetic radiation reflecting surfaces was well known.
  • very small ferrospinal particles provide a high degree of absorbtion of electromagnetic waves.
  • the complex permeability of certain ferromagnetic metallic oxides varies with frequency in such a way as to provide high absorption of electromagnetic magnetic radiation over wide frequency ranges without using large amounts of absorber material. Upon exposure to electromagnetic waves, these ferrites generate significant infra-red radiation over short distances local to the ferrite particle's surface.
  • those ferrites suitable for use in the present invention are cubic crystalline materials characterized by a spinal structure containing Fe2C*3 and at least one other oxide, usually of a bivalent metal, e.g. lithium oxide, cadmium oxide, nickel oxide, iron oxide and zinc oxide.
  • the ferrite materials of this invention can also be prepared by a thermal process, in which they are mixed together then ground together mixed and fired at about 1200°C in a tube furnace for four hours or made by oxidation of ferrite powders from metal hydroxide gels.
  • the imaginery permeability must be high enough to produce a large loss. For high frequencies, it has been found that nickel can replace lithium and for narrow bands zinc can replace cadnium.
  • One preferred mixed ferrite having the composition 0.45 LiO, 0.5 Fe2 ⁇ 3 + 0.30 CdFe2 ⁇ 4 + 0.25 Fe3 ⁇ 4 yielded the following results:
  • ferrites of interest to this invention can also be prepared by conversion of hydrous oxide gels in a multi-step process.
  • alkali is added to a ferrous sulphate solution at a temperature between 15 and 40 ⁇ C, in a stoichiometric amount adapted to precipitate ferrous hydroxide, from the Fe++ ion.
  • air is blown into the slurry, thus oxidizing ferrous hydroxide to goethite, FeO(OH).
  • alkali is added to the slurry obtained in the first step.
  • the remaining Fe++ is precipitated in the form of ferrous hydroxide, and the slurry is heated to a temperature between 70°C and 100°C thus causing the formation of ferrite which is then separated from the solution. Accordingly, the present invention provides a process suitable for treating ferrous sulphate solutions in order to obtain ferrite exhibiting an equiaxial morphology with a narrow particle size distribution.
  • the amphipathic organic compounds which can be used in forming a liposome composition comprising the wave absorbing magnetic core particle may be selected from a variety of organic compounds which contain both a hydrophobic and hydrophilic moiety.
  • the hydrophilic moiety is adsorbed or coordinated onto the surface of the wave adsorbing magnetic core particle, whereas the hydrophobic moiety of the molecule extends outwardly to associate with amphipathic vesicle forming lipid compounds.
  • the wave absorbing magnetic core particle is freshly made Fe3 ⁇ 4
  • surface trivalent elements of the core particle contain imperfections which makes them available for direct covalent attachment with organometallic compounds of the formula Ti(OR)4, wherein R is an alkyl group.
  • the wave absorbing magnetic core particle can be coated with an organometallic coating covalently bonded to said particle wherein the bonding does not depend upon hydroxy functionality on the surface of said particle.
  • Such coated particles can then be associated with an amphipathic vesicle forming lipid.
  • Preferred amphipathic organic compounds include fatty acids selected from the group consisting of oleic, stearic, linoleic, linolenic, palmitic, myristic and arachidonic acid. IX.
  • the lipid components used in forming the wave absorbing magnetic core particle liposomes of the invention may be selected from a variety of vesicle forming lipids, typically including phospholipids, such as phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidic (PA), phosphatidylinositol (Pi), sphinogomyelin (SM), and the glycolipids, such as cerebroside and gangliosides.
  • phospholipids such as phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidic (PA), phosphatidylinositol (Pi), sphinogomyelin (SM), and the glycolipids, such as cerebroside and gangliosides.
  • PC phosphatidylcholine
  • PA phosphatidic
  • Pi phosphatidylinositol
  • SM sphinogomyelin
  • the selection of lipids is guided by consideration of liposome toxicity and biodis
  • the lipids may be either fluidic lipids, e.g. phospholipids whose acyl chains are relatively unsaturated, or more rigidifying membrane lipids, such as highly saturated phospholipids. Accordingly, the vesicle forming lipids may also be selected to achieve a selected degree of fluidity or rigidity to control the stability of the liposome in serum. See, e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 5,013,556. In a preferred embodiment, the vesicle forming lipid include those phospholipids in which the polar-head-group region is modified by the covalent attachment of polyalkylene ether polymers of various molecular weights.
  • the polyalkyl ether lipid is preferably employed in the wave absorbing magnetic core particle liposome composition in an amount between about 1-20 mole percent, on the basis of moles of derivatized lipid as a percentage of total moles of vesicle-forming lipids.
  • the polyalkylether moiety of the lipid preferably has a molecular weight between about 120-20,000 daltons, and more preferably between about 1000-5000 daltons.
  • phenyl lipid compounds (as reported in U.S. Application Serial No. 958,646) can be employed as amphipathic vesicle forming lipid components. These phenyl lipids have the structural formula
  • R]_, R2 and R3 represent a saturated or unsaturated straight-chain or branched chain hydrocarbon group, the other being hydrogen, therein providing at least two hydrocarbon chains attached to the phenyl moiety, wherein the two hydrocarbon chains are typically between about 14-22 carbon atoms in length, and have varying degrees of unsaturation.
  • R4 represents the repeating unit of either a poly(alkylene oxide) polymer, preferably ethylene, propylene and mixtures thereof, or the repeating unit of pol (vinyl alcohol), or a polycarbohydrate.
  • the number of alkylene oxide or vinyl alcohol groups in the polymer, designated as n may vary from 0 to about 200 or more.
  • One preferred method for producing the wave absorbing magnetic core liposome composition begins with first coating the magnetic particles described above in Section II with an amphipathic organic compound which contains both a hydrophillic and hydrophobic moiety.
  • an amphipathic organic compound which contains both a hydrophillic and hydrophobic moiety.
  • fatty acids such as oleic acid, linoleic acid or linolenic acid, dispersed in an organic solvent, are directly added to the particles at a ratio of dry ferrite:acid equal to 2:1 weight percent.
  • the acid coated particles collapse around the media allowing for " easy removal of water without the loss of the particles.
  • the coated particles are then dispersed in an organic solvent by addition of 700 ml of hexane, toluene or chloroform and mechanically milling with glass media overnight (15 hrs) .
  • Absorbing a phospholipid onto the fatty acid coated particles was accomplished by addition of a synthetic polyethylene glycol terminated phosphatidyl ethanolamine to the above dispersion and mechanically mixing for 3 hours.
  • the ratio of fatty acid:pure lipid is about 1:1 weight percent.
  • 7 mis of the dispersion was placed into a 14 ml glass vial with 3 ml of distilled water.
  • the vial was placed in warm, 35°C sonicating water bath with N2 bubbling through it to evaporate the solvent. Once the solvent has evaporated, the aqueous dispersion was then suspended in a total of 10 mis of autoclaved water, sonicated for one hour, and centrifuged for 5 minutes. The supernatant was removed and brought to 20 mg particle/ml solution with autoclaved water.
  • the targeted wave absorbing magnetic: core liposome may be prepared to include ferrites useful as cancer chemotherapeutic agents.
  • the magnetic core liposomes are prepared to include PEG-PE and PG on the liposome backbone to aid in targeting to specific areas and to avoid RES uptake.
  • Magnetic liposome compositions are also useful for radio-imaging or MRI imaging of solid tumor regions prior to EM wave exposure and cell destruction.
  • the magnetic liposomes are prepared with encapsulated radio-opaque or particle-emission metal oxides or ferrites which substantially prevents permeation through the magnetic liposome bilayer.
  • the magnetic liposome , composition is designed to enhance uptake of circulating cells or other blood-borne particles, such as bacteria, virus-infected blood cells and the like.
  • the long- life magnetic liposomes are prepared to include surface- bound ligand molecules, as above, which bind specifically and with high affinity to the selected blood-borne cells. Once bound to the blood-borne particles, the magnetic liposomes can be exposed to EM fields for specific cell or virus destruction.
  • EXAMPLE 4 Preparation of Ferrite by Hydroxide Gel Process .148 moles of FeCl3 was dissolved in 50ml distilled water then precipitated with 100ml of 0.1M LiOH. .037 moles of FeCl2 4H2 ⁇ was dissolved in 50ml distilled water then precipitated with 25ml O.lMLiOH. Both precipitated solutions were added together in a large beaker and mixed vigorously for four min. The resulting gel was heated at 90 degrees C for 6 hours. O2 was bubbled through the solution for the entire 6 hours.
  • EXAMPLE 5 Preparation of Ferrites from Hydroxide Gels
  • a reactor provided with a heat exchange coil and a radial stirrer was fed with 3600 ml of ferrous sulphate solution having a concentration of 40 g/liter.
  • 290 ml of ammonia solution 200 g/liter of NH3 were added thereto, while stirring at 100 rpm.
  • Air was blown into the reactor at a flow rate of 100 cc/hr. and the temperature was kept at about 30 Deg. C by cooling the heat exchange coil with water.
  • the first step of the reaction was concluded when the pH value decreased to 3.5 and the platinum electrode, with respect to the calomel electrode, indicated +110mV.
  • the reactor was fed with 155 ml of an ammonia solution (195 g/liter of NH3) with stirring at 110 rpm. This stirring was continual throughout the second step. The temperature was brought to 90 degrees C.
  • the magnetic particles once filtered, washed and dried, exhibited the following characteristics: Morphology Cubic Average Diameter dlO 0.182 Numerical variancy Coefficient 22.0% Mg content 0.04% S content 0.61% Specific surface 6.52 m- ⁇ /g magnetization 5680 G/domain
  • EXAMPLE 6 Preparation of Oleic Acid Coated Magnetic Particles Wave absorbing magnetic particles, coated with oleic acid were prepared using the ferrites prepared in Examples 1-5.
  • the ferrite powder is dispersed in a beaker with approximately 1500 cc distilled water, adjusted to a concentration of approximately 10 wt % and stirred with a paddle stirrer for about 5 minutes.
  • the beaker containing the ferrite slurry is then placed onto a permanent magnet, separating the wave absorbing magnetic particle from the aqueous salt waste solution. After resting the slurry on the magnet for 5 minutes, the aqueous salt solution is decanted. The precipitate is then resuspended by agitation in an additional 1500 cc of fresh distilled water.
  • the particles are suspended in acetone and the above washing procedure is repeated 5 times.
  • the particles are then washed with hexane a total of five times each in the above manner.
  • Oleic acid is added to the magnetic particle/hexane slurry in a ratio of 2:1 oleic acid:dry particle.
  • the mixture is adjusted to 15% total solids with hexane and milled overnight on a mechanical jar roller in a glass jar half filled with 3mm stainless steel balls.
  • the samples were labeled 1-5 to correspond to the ferrites prepared in Examples i-5.
  • EXAMPLE 7 Preparation of Phenyl Lipid A. Synthesis of a m-isophthalic acid based phenyl lipid. The starting material for this synthesis if 5-Aminoisophthalic acid. The 5-aminoisophthalic acid is not soluble in dioxane alone. It is soluble in a mixture of dioxane and triethylene glycol. 5-aminoisophthalic acid (145 mg) was dissolved in 5 ml. of dioxane and 2 ml. of triethylene glycol, and the pH was adjusted to 10 with NaOH. Methoxypolyoxyethylene imidazoly carbonyl, average mol. wt.
  • the thionyl chloride can be used to activate the oleyl alcohol for ester formation with the carboxyl groups of the isophthalate. See. Fig. 2.
  • B. Synthesis of ortho phenyl lipids The ortho analog of the phenyl lipids can be synthesized starting with either 3,4 dihydroybenzaldehyde or 3,4 dihydroxybenzoic acid.
  • the aldehyde group can be coupled to an amino group by forming the Schiff's base and then reducing it with NaBH4. Oleic acid could then be coupled to the hydroxyl groups using thionyl chloride to provide:
  • 3,4 dihydroxybenzolic acid could be coupled through its carboxyl group to amino-terminated PEG using dicyclohexyl carbodiimide. Oleic acid could then be coupled as above. Since both amino and carboxyl PEG derivatives as well as both oleic acid and oleylamine are available, the PEG and oleic acid groups can be easily interchanged in the above compounds.
  • EXAMPLE 8 Preparation of Magnetic Liposomes Using Phosphatidyl Choline 10 jra s of each of the oleic acid coated ferrite as prepared in Example 6 were dispersed in 100 cc hexane. The phospholipid was absorbed onto the particle by dissolving phosphatidyl choline (Sigma, P-3644, L-2 lecithin, 45% PC) into hexane.with heating to create a 15% solution. The PC/hexane solution was combined with the magnetic particles/hexane solution at a ratio of pure phosphatidyl choline:oleic acid equal to 1:2 weight percent.
  • the solution was mixed in a glass jar (without media) on a jar roller for two hours. 50 cc of distilled water were added to the jar and mixing was continued for an additional 1 hour. The jar and its contents were then transferred to an ultrasonic bath and treated by ultrasound for an additional 30-60 minutes. The slurry was transferred to a 200 cc beaker and heated on a hot plate to 100 deg C for 10 min. From .05 to 50 grams of triton x-114 (Union Carbide) was added to disperse the lipidized ferrite in water. A ratio of triton X114:lipid particle equal to 1:6 weight percent was the optimum level for the dispersion.
  • the dispersion was mixed on a laboratory vortex mixer for 2 minutes and placed in an ultrasonic bath (Branson 1200, VWR) for two hours. The final dispersion was adjusted to 0.2% TS (2mg/ml). Particles were measured on a Nycomp laser particle size analyzer and were found to be approximately 200 nm in diameter.
  • EXAMPLE 9 Preparation of Magnetic Liposomes using Phenyl Lipid Samples were prepared using particles from Examples 1-5 exactly as described in Example 8 except that phenyl lipids prepared in Example #7 was used in place of PC. Samples were labeled for later i.d. 6-10 to correspond with the particles as prepared in Examples 1-5. Samples were measured for particle size on a nycomp particle analyzer and found to be approximately 200 nm in diameter.
  • EXAMPLE 10 Preparation of MDCK Cell Cultures Upon the arrival, ampules of CCL34, MDCK cells (NBL-2 canine kidney) from ATCC, are quickly thawed.
  • the contents of the ampule are transferred to a flask containing at least 10 volumes of culture medium (Eagles MEM) previously adjusted to pH 7.4.
  • the cells are incubated for 24 hours, the media is withdrawn, discarded and replaced.
  • Cells are incubated at 36.5 degrees C. in a CO2 incubator for approximately 7 days. Another medium change may be necessary if indicated by a drop in pH or high cell concentration.
  • Cells are transferred during log phase, once confluence has been reached. The procedure is as follows: The media is withdrawn and discarded. A PBSA (5ml/25cm 2) prewash is added to the flask opposite the cell monolayer. To avoid disruption the cells are rinsed and the solution discarded.
  • PBSA 5ml/25cm 2
  • EXAMPLE 11 Ferrites were prepared as described in Examples 1-5, coated with oleic acid as in Example #6 and treated with a second layer of phenyl lipid as described in Example #7. A culture of MDCK cells were prepared as described in Example #10. The lipid coated ferrites and uncoated (bare) ferrite controls were put in contact with the MDCK cells grown' above a colony of rat brain cancer cells (neuroblastoma) as detailed in the figure below.
  • the sample was allowed to incubate at room temperature for a period of 1 hour, then exposed to a frequency of 20000 mHz for 3 minutes. None of the bare ferrite were permeable to the endothelial cell (MDCK) membrane and had no effect on the cancer cell colony.
  • MDCK endothelial cell
  • Ferrites as prepared in Sample #5 were able to cross the endothelial cell barrier, however, because they are all iron, do not absorb EM waves and had no effect on the neuroblastoma cells.

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On prépare des oxydes inorganiques à granulométrie sensiblement uniforme en mettant en contact des solutions aqueuses d'un sel inorganique avec une base inorganique à travers une membrane poreuse (14) contenant une pluralité de pores qui permettent la précipitation de particules d'oxyde inorganique de dimensions sensiblement uniformes d'un côté de la membrane et la précipitation d'un sel de la base correspondante de l'autre côté de la membrane (Fig. 1). Les particules ainsi préparées peuvent être enrobées d'un polymère organo-métallique auquel est attachée une fonctionnalité organique à laquelle des molécules organiques et/ou biologiques diverses peuvent être couplées. Les particules ainsi couplées peuvent être utilisées dans des systèmes in vitro ou in vivo qui impliquent des étapes de séparation ou le déplacement dirigé de molécules couplées jusqu'à des sites spécifiques, y compris des essais immunologiques, d'autres essais biologiques, des réactions biochimiques ou enzymatiques, la purification chromatographique par affinité, le criblage de cellules et des utilisations en diagnostic et en thérapie. Dans un autre mode de réalisation, des compositions de liposomes comprennent un noyau inorganique de dimensions sensiblement uniformes enrobé d'un composé organique amphipathique, puis enrobé d'un deuxième lipide amphipathique formateur de vésicules (Fig. 2). L'invention concerne également de nouveaux composés de lipides et de phényle qui servent de lipide formateur de vésicules (Fig. 3). Lorsque les particules magnétiques sont des particules modifiées (Fig. 4) ayant une surface qui absorbe les ondes électromagnétiques, ces particules permettent de préparer des compositions de liposomes que l'on peut utiliser dans un procédé de traitement du cancer et de maladies infectieuses.
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