title: Preparation and properties of magnetic nano- and microsized particles for biological and environmental separations.
abstract: The paper presents a critical overview on magnetic nanoparticles and microspheres used as separation media in different fields of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and environment protection. The preparation of most widely used magnetic iron oxides in appropriate form, their coating or encapsulation in polymer microspheres, and functionalization is discussed in the first part. In the second part, new developments in the main application areas of magnetic composite particles for separation and catalytical purposes are briefly described. They cover separations and isolations of toxic inorganic and organic ions, proteins, and other biopolymers, cells, and microorganisms. Only selected number of relevant papers could be included due to the restricted extent of the review.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic. horak@imc.cas.cz
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Horák
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Babic
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Macková
authors.forename: Milan J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Benes
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008280:Magnetics; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D044367:Phase Transition; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D004785:Environmental Pollutants