“…More recently, much effort has been devoted to investigating the cytotoxicity of MNPs or just confirming the biocompatibility of synthesized MNPs with different surface coatings. Different surface-modified MNPs, including those coated by dextran [43][44][45], heparin [46], DMSA [29,32], APTS [32], GLU [32], protamine [47], lipid [44,45], PEG and their derivatives [33], silica [12], as well as bare MNPs [48], were evaluated. A series of targeting cell lines were used in vitro for testing including phagocytic [49], neural [48], hepatic [47], epithelial [49], stem and progenitor cells [50], immune and blood cells [49,51] and various cancer cell lines [48].…”