Recent Advances in the High-Temperature Chemical Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles

• Published in: Advanced functional materials Vol. 26; no. 22; pp. 3809 - 3817
• Main Authors: Mendoza-Garcia, Adriana, Sun, Shouheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-06-2016
• Subjects: biomedical applications; Biomedical materials; chemical synthesis; Ferrous alloys; iron-based nanoparticles; magnetic nanoparticles; Magnetic properties; Nanoparticles; Oxides; Searching; Synthesis; Synthesis (chemistry)
• ISSN: 1616-301X; 1616-3028
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201504172

One of the most active research areas in functional materials is the chemical synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles. Their potential in biomedical and technological applications has motivated the search for new forms of magnetic nanoparticles with additional chemical and physical functionalities. This review highlights recent advances in the high temperature solution‐phase synthesis of monodisperse, multicomponent magnetic nanoparticles. Particular emphasis is put on iron‐based metal, oxide, alloy and composite nanoparticles and their biomedical applications.
Magnetic nanoparticles with tunable properties hold great potential for biomedical and technological applications. This review focuses on recent progress on the solution‐phase chemical synthesis of iron‐based monodisperse magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications.