Applications of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine

Abstract

As a new-style nano-materials, magnetic nanoparticles have a broad application prospects in many fields, especially in biomedicine and bioengineering. In this paper, the application of magnetic nanoparticles in biological separation, targeted drug delivery, hyperthermias as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent in recent years are focused on and a brief outlook on the application is presented.