title: Biomedical Applications of Magnetically Functionalized Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Nanofibers.
abstract: Nanofibers are one-dimensional nanomaterial in fiber form with diameter less than 1 µm and an aspect ratio (length/diameter) larger than 100:1. Among the different types of nanoparticle-loaded nanofiber systems, nanofibers loaded with magnetic nanoparticles have gained much attention from biomedical scientists due to a synergistic effect obtained from the unique properties of both the nanofibers and magnetic nanoparticles. These magnetic nanoparticle-encapsulated or -embedded nanofiber systems can be used not only for imaging purposes but also for therapy. In this review, we focused on recent advances in nanofibers loaded with magnetic nanoparticles, their biomedical applications, and future trends in the application of these nanofibers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, BK21 PLUS Center for Creative Biomedical Scientists at Chonnam National University, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-757, Korea. hjl1510@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hwa-Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, BK21 PLUS Center for Creative Biomedical Scientists at Chonnam National University, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-757, Korea. kg2080@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sang Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, BK21 PLUS Center for Creative Biomedical Scientists at Chonnam National University, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-757, Korea. sajiuthaman@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Saji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uthaman
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-746, Korea. regeth@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Reju George
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, BK21 PLUS Center for Creative Biomedical Scientists at Chonnam National University, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-757, Korea. hhyun@jnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Hoon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-746, Korea. yjeong@jnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Yong Yeon
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea. chocs@snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Chong-Su
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, BK21 PLUS Center for Creative Biomedical Scientists at Chonnam National University, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-757, Korea. pik96@chonnam.ac.kr.
authors.forename: In-Kyu
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles; D011108:Polymers
keywords: Cancer therapy; electrospinning; magnetic nanoparticles; nanofibers; tissue engineering