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Magnetic Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 1627

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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, “Magnetic Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications”, will cover research on magnetic nanomaterials and their synthesis, characterization, and broad potential applications,  including adsorbents, chemical synthesis, energy, polymers, sensors, immobilization, biotransformation, bioremediation, therapeutics, etc.

Magnetic nanomaterials have emerged as a promising class of functional materials with diverse applications in nanobiotechnology, energy, biomedicine, and environmental remediation. These materials, often called magnetic nanoparticles, possess unique properties such as superparamagnetism, high magnetic saturation, ease of surface functionalization, a high surface area, and a large surface-to-volume ratio, making them highly versatile for various applications. Recent advances in their preparation and characterization have enabled control over their size, crystal structure, and surface properties, paving the way for their chemical and biotechnological implementation. Further, various modification methods have been developed to produce biocompatible magnetic nanoparticles that can be effectively used to immobilize proteins for widespread applications in biosensors, biocatalysts, remediation, and affinity-based separation processes.

Dr. Jung-Kul Lee
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh Patel
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Keywords

  • magnetic nanomaterials
  • chemicals
  • energy
  • sensors
  • immobilization
  • biotransformation
  • bioremediation
  • therapeutics
  • polymers
  • adsorbents

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Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles Synthesized by Laser Target Evaporation Method for the Needs of Cancer Immunotherapy
by Felix Blyakhman, Fedor Fadeyev, Alexander Safronov, Tatiana Terziyan, Ekaterina Burban, Tatyana Shklyar and Galina Kurlyandskaya
Materials 2025, 18(9), 2142; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18092142 - 6 May 2025
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Administration of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) sensitized by cancer-associated antigens to the patient is applied to boost the T-cell mediated anti-tumor immune response. Loading moDCs with magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and controlling their migration to lymph nodes by an external magnetic field is a [...] Read more.
Administration of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) sensitized by cancer-associated antigens to the patient is applied to boost the T-cell mediated anti-tumor immune response. Loading moDCs with magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and controlling their migration to lymph nodes by an external magnetic field is a way to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy. In this study, spherical MNPs of maghemite iron oxide with a diameter of about 14 nm were synthesized by laser target evaporation method (LTE) and examined in the context of their prospective use for the needs of moDCs immunotherapy. Characterization of the physicochemical properties of MNPs and their stabilization in physiological media, as well as the magnetic properties of MNPs in the suspensions were considered in detail. The cytotoxic effect of MNPs in growth medium on the human moDCs and MNPs uptake by the cells were also estimated. We show that up-taken MNPs and MNPs in growth medium demonstrated cytotoxic effect only at high concentrations. At the same time, at low concentrations MNPs up-taken by moDCs increased their viability causing the stimulation effect. The evaluation of the quantity of MNPs, up-taken by cells, is possible by magnetometry even for the smallest γ-Fe2O3 concentrations. Full article
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Antiferromagnetic Spin Wave Amplification by Scattering in the Presence of Non-Uniform Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya Interaction
by Taeheon Kim, Geun-Ju Kim, Jung-Il Kim and Kwang-Ho Jang
Materials 2024, 17(22), 5585; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17225585 - 15 Nov 2024
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In this study, we suggest a method to amplify spin waves (SWs) in antiferromagnets (AFMs). By introducing a non-uniform Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya (DM) interaction, the potential barrier forms a resonant cavity. SWs with an opposite chirality undergo scattering and are resonantly amplified at a phase-matching [...] Read more.
In this study, we suggest a method to amplify spin waves (SWs) in antiferromagnets (AFMs). By introducing a non-uniform Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya (DM) interaction, the potential barrier forms a resonant cavity. SWs with an opposite chirality undergo scattering and are resonantly amplified at a phase-matching condition. The calculation is performed in the insulating AFMs where the electric-field-induced DM interaction and pseudo-dipole anisotropy broaden the parabolic-like SW band for multiple resonant modes. Using a transfer matrix method, we also show numerically that scattering between SWs contributes significantly to the SW amplification. Since the electric field selectively amplifies the SWs with resonant frequencies, the proposed device works as an SW transistor and rectifier. This finding will contribute to insulating AFM-based magnon devices where Joule heating is, in principle, avoided. Full article
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