A master’s thesis in the College of Medicine, University of Karbala, discusses the effectiveness of nano-iron oxide coated with pectin on removing heavy metals from the serums of dementia patients.

The thesis, entitled “Evaluation of toxicants and biomarkers in sera of patients with dementia and a study of the effect of detoxification by

Iron nanoparticles “by the student (Ibrahim Haider Jassim)

Under the supervision of:

M. Dr.. Atheer Hamid Odeh Al-Ghanmi

a. Dr.. Amer Fadel Jaber Al-Haidari

Where the study showed that there is an increase in the concentrations of lead, cadmium and aluminum in the sera of patients with dementia compared to healthy people.

The thesis concluded that iron oxide nanoparticles coated with pectin have a significant effect on removing heavy metals such as lead and cadmium from blood samples.

The student obtained an honors degree