title: Magnetically Active Carbon Nanotubes at Work.
abstract: Endohedral and exohedral assembly of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) recently gave birth to a large body of new hybrid nanomaterials (MNPs-CNTs) featuring properties that are otherwise not in reach with only the graphitic or metallic cores themselves. These materials feature enhanced magnetically guided motions (rotation and translation), magnetic saturation and coercivity, large surface area, and thermal stability. By guiding the reader through the most significant examples in this Concept paper, we describe how researchers in the field engineered and exploited the synergistic combination of these two types of nanoparticles in a large variety of current and potential applications, such as magnetic fluid hyperthermia therapeutics and in magnetic resonance imaging to name a few.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Namur Research College (NARC), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur (Belgium).
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stopin
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Namur Research College (NARC), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur (Belgium).
authors.forename: Florent
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pineux
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Namur Research College (NARC), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur (Belgium).
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marega
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Namur Research College (NARC), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur (Belgium). davide.bonifazi@unamur.be.|Department of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences and INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste (Italy). davide.bonifazi@unamur.be.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonifazi
keywords: carbon nanotubes; magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic properties; nano-hybrids