Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical and Imaging Applications 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are spherical particles comprising various metals and their alloys (Fe, Ni, Co, etc.). They have diameters of 1–100 nm in size, a large surface area, colloidal stability, and unique optical properties. MNPs also possess great potential for use in targeted drug delivery, bioimaging, and cancer therapy. Due to the possibility of MNP functionalization with various ligands, they can be used for the magnetic separation of cells or biomolecules. Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are popular in biomedicine due to their high biocompatibility, ease of preparation, and optimal magnetic properties. Their small size, colloidal stability, and biological inertness allow them to be used as contrast agents for non-invasive imaging. In addition, the action of an external field on magnetic nanoparticles causes oscillations that flow into thermal energy; this is used for the induction of local hyperthermia, inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells. In addition, by using magnetic nanoparticles, it is possible to obtain cellular substrates with a finely tuned architecture of surface nanotopography, allowing the effect of mechanical signals on cell growth and proliferation to be assessed.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Magnetic nanoparticles and targeted drug delivery;
• Magnetic nanoparticles as instruments for nanotopography;
• Magnetic nanoparticles for bioimaging;
• Magnetic nanoparticles for cell and biomolecule separation;
• Magnetic nanoparticles and non-invasive imaging;
• Magnetic nanoparticles and nanocomposites.

Dr. Elvira Rozhina
Dr. Svetlana A. Konnova
Guest Editors

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