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Pros and Cons on Magnetic Nanoparticles Use in Biomedicine and Biotechnologies Applications

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In recent years, the design and synthesis of colloidal magnetic suspensions have attracted an increased interest especially in the fields of biotechnology and biomedicine because they have many applications including targeted drug delivery, cell labeling and magnetic cell separation, hyperthermia, tissue repairing, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast enhancement, enzyme immobilization, immunoassays, protein purification, etc.

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We would like to thank Alina Tăculescu, PhD; Robert Ianoș, PhD; and Prof. Cornelia Păcurariu, PhD, Politehnica University Timisoara, for their remarkable contribution in characterization and synthesis of MNPs.

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Bojin, F.M., Paunescu, V. (2015). Pros and Cons on Magnetic Nanoparticles Use in Biomedicine and Biotechnologies Applications. In: Lungu, M., Neculae, A., Bunoiu, M., Biris, C. (eds) Nanoparticles' Promises and Risks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11728-7_7

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