Highly Water‐Dispersible Biocompatible Magnetite Particles with Low Cytotoxicity Stabilized by Citrate Groups

Uniform magnetite particles stabilized by citrate groups were successfully synthesized by a modified high-temperature solvothermal reaction. Cell imaging reveals that the water-dispersible particles can readily penetrate into cells without destroying them, indicating an excellent biocompatibility. A high enrichment capacity of the magnetite particles for separation of trace peptides is observed. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.