In this paper, we successfully synthesize Fe(OH)(3) nanotubes involving the Kirkendall effect. Depending on the calcination conditions, both haematite and magnetite nanotubes are produced. This approach also provides a new synthetic alternative to nanotubes of nonlamellar-structured materials. The as-synthesized magnetite nanotubes have an application as a magnetic resonance imaging contrast ag...

We have grown epitaxial films a few atomic layers thick of iron oxides on ruthenium. We characterize the growth by low energy electron microscopy. Using selected-area diffraction and intensity-versus-voltage spectroscopy, we detect two distinct phases which are assigned as wüstite and magnetite. Spin-polarized low energy electron microscopy reveals magnetic domain patterns in the magnetite phas...

Complex gamma-ray holograms were recorded by tuning to the nuclear absorption lines of 57Fe in magnetite corresponding to different hyperfine fields. The numerical reconstruction of the holograms to real space provided three-dimensional images of local iron arrangements in octahedral and tetrahedral sublattices of magnetite. This direct site-selective imaging of atomic structure was performed u...

in MCF-7 human cancer cell line using magneic PLGA nanoparticles, dextran coated particles and empty PLGA nanoparticles.. Figure 1: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of nanoparticles with TEM inset showing distribution of magnetite cores. A) PLGA nanoparticles; B) PLGA microparticles; C) Cellulose nanoparticles. Particles are uniform in size, spherical and have high amounts of encapsulated mag...

A new extraction technique now permits ultrafine magnetite crystals to be separated from a variety of deep-sea sediments. Morphologic characterization of these particles with transmission electron microscopy reveals the presence of several distinct crystal types, some of which closely resemble those formed by the magnetotactic bacteria. The apparently biogenic magnetite particles are of single-...

We analyze in this contribution the effect of aging on the electrokinetic properties of magnetite (Fe(3)O(4)) and hematite (alpha-Fe(2)O(3)). In both cases, high-purity commercial samples and monodisperse synthetic particles were studied. Commercial magnetite showed a rather erratic dependence of its electrophoretic mobility u(e) with the concentration of NaCl. Furthermore, sufficient concentra...

Sayh al Uhaymir 085 is similar to CV3 carbona-ceous chondrites of the oxidized subgroup, and it has some peculiarities and characteristics of CK chondrites. We report on the petrography, mineral chemistry, and oxygen isotopic compositions of Sayh al Uhaymir 085, and discuss its peculiarities and origin. Petrography and mineral chemistry. Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU) 085, a 112 g carbonaceous chondrite...

Background: Magnetic separation using magnetic nanoparticles can be used as a simple method to isolate desulfurizing bacteria from a biphasic oil/water system. Objectives: Magnetite nanoparticles were applied to coat the surface of Rhodococcus erythropolis IGTS8 and Rhodococcus erythropolis FMF desulfurizing bacterial cells, and the viability and...