This work describes protocols for the preparation of magnetic nanoparticles, its coating with SiO2, followed by its amine functionalization with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) and its conjugation with deferoxamine using a succinyl moiety as a linker. A deep structural characterization description and a capture bacteria assay using Y. enterocolitica for all the intermediate nanoparticles and the final conjugate are also described in detail.
Martínez-Matamoros, D., Castro-García, S., Ojeda Romano, G., Balado, M., Rodríguez, J., Lemos, M. L., Jiménez, C. Synthesis of Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles, Their Conjugation with the Siderophore Feroxamine and its Evaluation for Bacteria Detection. J. Vis. Exp. (160), e60842, doi:10.3791/60842 (2020).