Nanoparticles were prepared from a NdFeB-based alloy using the hydrogen decrepitation process together with high-energy ball milling and tested as heating agent for magnetic hyperthermia. In the milling time range evaluated (up to 10 h), the magnetic moment per mass at H = 1.59 MA m(-1) is superior than 70 A m(2) kg(-1); however, the intrinsic coercivity might be inferior than 20 kA m(-1). The material presents both ferromagnetic and superparamagnetic particles constituted by a mixture of phases due to the incomplete disproportionation reaction of Nd(2)Fe(14)BH(x) during milling. Solutions prepared with deionized water and magnetic particles exposed to an AC magnetic field (H(max) ~ 3.7 kA m(-1) and f = 228 kHz) exhibited 26 K ≤ ΔT(max) ≤ 44 K with a maximum estimated specific absorption rate (SAR) of 225 W kg(-1). For the pure magnetic material milled for the longest period of time (10 h), the SAR was estimated as ~2500 W kg(-1). In vitro tests indicated that the powders have acceptable cytotoxicity over a wide range of concentration (0.1-100 µg ml(-1)) due to the coating applied during milling.

In this work, a thermal reduction method was developed to obtain reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with 2 or 3 layers from graphene oxide (GO). The GO X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns presented diffraction peak at 2θ = 10°, which is related to (002) reflection. After heat treatment under nitrogen (N 2 (g)) atmosphere, this peak was shifted to 2θ = 25°, presenting an interlayer distance of 3.8 Å, associated to GO reduction. BET analysis of modified GO samples identified an average pore diameter of 45.38 Å and surface area of 23.06 m 2 /g. In the case of rGO 1 , rGO 2 and rGO 3 samples, they presented surface areas from 32.47 to 612.74 m 2 /g and an average pore diameter of 108.21-149.54 m 2 /g. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicated a higher mass loss between 150 and 230 °C. Raman spectra showed ID/IG ratios of rGO samples were higher than GO (1.36-GO; 1.45-rGO 1 , 1.87-rGO 3 ) due to reducing GO and increasing sp 2 clusters. XPS analysis revealed that the main carbon species in the samples were sp 2 -type bonds (14.99 at% for the GO and 47.85 at% for rGO 3 ). The FTIR spectra of rGO 1 , rGO 2 and rGO 3 samples presented peaks at 3454.22 cm −1 (hydroxyl) and 1077.43 cm −1 (C-O).