Engineered magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications.
In the past decades, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have been used in wide range of diverse applications, ranging from separation to sensing. Here, synthesis and applications of functionalized MNPs in the biomedical field are discussed, in particular in drug delivery, imaging, and cancer therapy, highlighting also recent progresses in the development of multifunctional and stimuli-responsive MNPs. The role of their size, composition, and surface functionalization is analyzed, together with their biocompatibility issues.
Cranfield Health Cranfield University Cranfield Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, UK. f.canfarotta@cranfield.ac.uk.
Francesco
F
Canfarotta
Sergey A
SA
Piletsky
D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*
D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles
cancer imaging; cancer therapy; drug delivery; iron oxide nanoparticles; multifunctional nanoparticles; polymeric coating