Novel Synthetic Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

Magnetic nanoparticles are widely used in biological
and biomedical applications such as biomolecule
purification and cell separation, magnetic resonance
imaging, and biomagnetic sensing.
This book presents an advanced research on
fabrication, characterization and demonstration of a
novel type of multilayer magnetic nanoparticles,
namely synthetic antiferromagnetic nanoparticles,
for biomedical applications. These nanoparticles
represent a new paradigm where magnetic interlayer
interactions are exploited to achieve zero magnetic
remanence while their magnetic moments are well
above those of common superparamagnetic
nanoparticles. Unlike the chemical (or "bottom-up")
synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles, a direct
physical (or "top-down") fabrication is developed to
enable precise control of particle morphologies,
sizes, structures and properties. Synthetic magnetic
nanoparticles possess many interesting properties
that are highly desired in biomedical applications.
This book is of value to graduate students,
researchers and engineers interested in the field of
multi-modal magnetic nanostructures for biomedical
applications.

Autorentext

Wei Hu, Ph.D.: Specialty in magnetic nanostructures and nanoimprint lithography. Ai Leen Koh, Ph.D.: Specialty in materials characterization. Robert J. Wilson, Ph.D.: Specialty in magnetic nanotechnology. Shan X. Wang, Ph.D.: Specialty in magnetic nanotechnology. Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University.

Klappentext

Magnetic nanoparticles are widely used in biological and biomedical applications such as biomolecule purification and cell separation, magnetic resonance imaging, and biomagnetic sensing. This book presents an advanced research on fabrication, characterization and demonstration of a novel type of multilayer magnetic nanoparticles, namely synthetic antiferromagnetic nanoparticles, for biomedical applications. These nanoparticles represent a new paradigm where magnetic interlayer interactions are exploited to achieve zero magnetic remanence while their magnetic moments are well above those of common superparamagnetic nanoparticles. Unlike the chemical (or "bottom-up") synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles, a direct physical (or "top-down") fabrication is developed to enable precise control of particle morphologies, sizes, structures and properties. Synthetic magnetic nanoparticles possess many interesting properties that are highly desired in biomedical applications. This book is of value to graduate students, researchers and engineers interested in the field of multi-modal magnetic nanostructures for biomedical applications.