Facile one-pot synthesis of carbon/calcium phosphate/Fe3O4 composite nanoparticles for simultaneous imaging and pH/NIR-responsive drug delivery

A facile one-pot synthetic strategy was explored to synthesize carbon/calcium phosphate/Fe3O4 composite nanoparticles (carbon/CaP/Fe3O4 composite NPs). Taking advantage of the unique structure including mesoporous, small CaP and Fe3O4 subunits homogeneously distributed in a carbon matrix, carbon/CaP/Fe3O4 NPs integrate high drug loading, pH/NIR-sensitive, photothermal and magnetic properties into one nanoplatform for cancer theranostics.