Magnetic Nanorings for Biomedical Applications

Magnetic Particles for Biomedical Applications

This chapter discusses applications of magnetic materials in bioengineering and medicine [1–8]. Magnetism and magnetic materials have been used for many decades in many modern medical applications, and several new applications are being developed in part because of the availability of superior electromagnets, superconducting magnets and permanent magnets [9–12]. Advances in the synthesis and ch...

Magnetic Sensors for Biomedical Applications

Multimodal Magnetic-Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

Magnetic plasmonic nanomaterials are of great interest in the field of biomedicine due to their vast number of potential applications, for example, in molecular imaging, photothermal therapy, magnetic hyperthermia and as drug delivery vehicles. The multimodal nature of these nanoparticles means that they are potentially ideal theranostic agents—i.e., they can be used both as therapeutic and dia...

Self-organizing magnetic beads for biomedical applications

In the field of biomedicine magnetic beads are used for drug delivery and to treat hyperthermia. Here we propose to use self-organized bead structures to isolate circulating tumor cells using lab-on-chip technologies. Typically blood flows past microposts functionalized with antibodies for circulating tumor cells. Creating these microposts with interacting magnetic beads makes it possible to tu...

Multifunctional Magnetic-fluorescent Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications

Nanotechnology is a fast-growing area, involving the fabrication and use of nano-sized materials and devices. Various nanocomposite materials play a number of important roles in modern science and technology. Magnetic and fluorescent inorganic nanoparticles are of particular importance due to their broad range of potential applications. It is expected that the combination of magnetic and fluore...