title: Mesoporous silica-magnetite nanocomposite: fabrication and applications in magnetic bioseparations.
abstract: Magnetic bioseparations such as adsorption and elution of nucleic acids by a mesoporous superparamagnetic silica-magnetite nanocomposite are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosciences, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NJ, United Kingdom. t.sen@kent.ac.uk
authors.forename: Tapas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sebastianelli
authors.forename: Ian James
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Bruce
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D008280:Magnetics; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D004247:DNA; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide