Issue 20, 2022

Therapeutic applications of magnetic nanoparticles: recent advances

Abstract

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) show tremendous possibilities in the field of biomedicine, especially as therapeutic agents for use over a prolonged duration. Most notably, magnetic nanoparticles are widely used in magnetic hyperthermia, targeted drug delivery, photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy and magnetofection for the treatment of cancer. The background of these applications relies mainly on interaction of the MNPs with an applied magnetic field, as well as light. The characteristics of the particles, such as size, crystal structure, shape, optical absorption, surface chemistry, magnetization and toxicity, have become important for building nanoparticles intended for various therapeutic applications. In this review advances in therapeutic MNPs for the field of biomedicine are highlighted, with a primary focus on synthetic methods, magnetic properties, therapeutic applications, challenges and future outlook.

Graphical abstract: Therapeutic applications of magnetic nanoparticles: recent advances

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
21 apr 2022
Accepted
05 aug 2022
First published
18 aug 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 7425-7444

Therapeutic applications of magnetic nanoparticles: recent advances

Kritika and I. Roy, Mater. Adv., 2022, 3, 7425 DOI: 10.1039/D2MA00444E

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