New forms of superparamagnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications

• Main Authors: Xu, Chenjie, Sun, Shouheng
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98051; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12322
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) based on iron oxide, especially magnetite (Fe3O4), have been explored as sensitive probes for magnetic resonance imaging and therapeutic applications. Such application potentials plus the need to achieve high efficiency and sensitivity have motivated the search for new...