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Magnetic nano- and microparticles in biotechnology

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Both synthetic and biologically produced magnetic nano- and microparticles exhibit several types of responses to external magnetic field which have been already employed in various areas of biosciences, biotechnology, medicine, environmental technology, etc. This short review shows selected important biotechnological applications of magnetic particles, and the biological processes leading to biogenic magnetic particles formation.

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    Ivo Safarik & Mirka Safarikova

  2. Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

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Safarik, I., Safarikova, M. Magnetic nano- and microparticles in biotechnology. Chem. Pap. 63, 497–505 (2009). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-009-0054-2

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