Nanocomposites have significantly contributed to biomedical
science
due to less aggregation behavior and enhanced physicochemical properties.
This study synthesized a MnFe2O4@poly(tBGE-alt-PA) nanocomposite for the first time and physicochemically
characterized it. The obtained hybrid nanomaterial was tested in vivo for its toxicological properties before use in drug
delivery, tissue engineering fields, and environmental applications.
The composite was biocompatible with mouse fibroblast cells and hemocompatible
with 2% RBC suspension. This nanocomposite was tested on Drosophila melanogaster due to its small size, well-sequenced
genome, and low cost of testing. The larvae’s crawling speed
and direction were measured after feeding. No abnormal path and altered
crawling pattern indicated the nonappearance of abnormal neurological
disorder in the larva. The gut organ toxicity was further analyzed
using DAPI and DCFH-DA dye to examine the structural anomalies. No
apoptosis and necrosis were observed in the gut of the fruit fly.
Next, adult flies were examined for phenotypic anomalies after their
pupal phases emerged. No defects in the phenotypes, including the
eye, wings, abdomen, and bristles, were found in our study. Based
on these observations, the MnFe2O4@poly(tBGE-alt-PA) composite may be used for various biomedical
and environmental applications.
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