Magnetic Fluids
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Soft Matter".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2021) | Viewed by 10798
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Magnetic fluids have been at the focus of rigorous scientific studies for over half a century. Being complex systems with a set of unique physical properties controlled by a magnetic field, they attract the attention of researchers both from a fundamental and applied point of view. Recent trends in magnetic fluid research include interdisciplinary studies at the edge between biotechnology, medical applications, engineering and fundamental physics. At present, increasing attention is being paid to hybrid systems in which simple Newtonian carrier liquids are replaced by polymers, including biological media, liquid crystals, etc. Simple single-domain magnetic nanoparticles serving as the dispersed phase in classical magnetic fluids are replaced by complex clusters coated with various surfactants. Multidisperse mixtures of nano- and microparticles are also used. All this allows obtaining magnetic composites with advanced properties. New trends require novel approaches in theoretical and experimental studies of magnetic fluids. For this Special Issue, we would like to welcome original research manuscripts as well as methodological and review articles on the magnetic fluids on such topics as advances in synthesis, theoretical approaches, medical and biological applications, microstructural effects, rheology and magnetization, heat and mass transfer, and technical applications. This list is not restrictive, and studies on related topics are also welcome.
Dr. Dmitry Borin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- magnetic fluids
- magnetic suspensions
- ferrofluids
- magnetic particles
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