Analysis Methods of Magnetic Nanoparticles

Dear Colleagues,

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) find a wide range of applications in the areas of technics and biomedicine. In the field of biomedicine, MNP systems generally comprise a particle core-shell structure with one single magnetic core (single-core particles) or several magnetic cores (multi-core particles). MNPs are established as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging as well as in magnetic separation, magnetic hyperthermia, magnetic drug targeting, magnetic biodetection and magnetic particle imaging. Each application requires a specific MNP system with defined structural, chemical and magnetic properties. Thus, for optimized and safe application, comprehensive and reliable analysis methods are required. This analysis includes a large number of parameters ranging from structure, chemical composition and size distribution to static and dynamic magnetic properties and thus requires a variety of measurement methods. This Special Issue of Nanomaterials, “Analysis Methods of Magnetic Nanoparticles”, aims at collecting a compilation of articles that prominently demonstrate the continuous efforts in developing and standardizing analysis methods for the characterization of magnetic nanoparticles. Besides the description of the individual analysis methods and related models for the extraction of particle parameters, also the correlation between particle parameters determined by different methods will be focused on. The topics cover a wide range of research fields in the forms of reviews, communications, and academic articles.

Dr. Frank Ludwig
Prof. Christer Johansson
Guest Editors

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• magnetic nanoparticles
• structural analysis methods
• magnetic analysis methods
• standardization
• magnetic nanoparticle modelling