Table of Contents
1 Cover
5 1 An Introduction to Magnetic Nanoparticles 1.1 Magnetism of Nanoparticles: From Bulk to Nanoscale 1.2 Magnetic Nanoparticles as a New Tool for Biomedical Applications 1.3 Conclusion References
6 Part I: Current Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles 2 Magnetic Nanoparticles in Nanomedicine 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Biomedical Applications 2.3 Conclusions and Final Remarks Acknowledgments References 3 Clustering of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Nanomedicine 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Clustering Theory 3.3 Clustering Methods 3.4 Theranostic Relevant Examples 3.5 Conclusion and General Remarks References 4 Multifunctional Bioactive Magnetic Scaffolds with Tailored Features for Bone Tissue Engineering 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering: An Overview 4.3 Surface Presentation 4.4 Bioactive Magnetic Scaffolds 4.5 Conclusions and Final Remarks References 5 Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Development of Polymer Scaffolds for Medical Applications 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Production Methods for Scaffolds and Hydrogels Based on Polymer Nanocomposites Filled 5.3 Applications of Scaffolds Filled with MNPs 5.4 Conclusion References 6 Magnetic Polymer Colloids for Ultrasensitive Molecular Imaging 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Molecular Imaging 6.3 Development of MRI as a Tool for Ultrasensitive Molecular Imaging 6.4 Conclusion and Final Remarks Acknowledgments References 7 Iron oxide Nanoparticles in Anticancer Drug Delivery and Imaging Diagnostics 7.1 Introduction 7.2 SPIONs – Anticancer Drug Delivery 7.3 SPIONs in Imaging Techniques for Biomedical Applications 7.4 Conclusion References 8 Functional Addressable Magnetic Domains and Their Potential Applications in Theranostics 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Magnetite: The Addressable Compass 8.3 Magnetite Magnetic Moments 8.4 Magnetic Domains and Superparamagnetism in Magnetite Nanoparticles (MNPs) 8.5 SPIONs Synthesis 8.6 MNPs Functionalization 8.7 Theranostics: Concepts and Possibilities 8.8 Conclusion References 9 Nuclear/MR Magnetic Nanoparticle‐based Probes for Multimodal Biomedical Imaging 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Overview of Imaging Techniques 9.3 SPECT/PET/MRI Tracers 9.4 Conclusion and Final Remarks References
7 Part II: Magnetic Nanoparticles in Alternative Cancer Therapy 10 Magnetic Nanoparticles Hyperthermia 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Synthesis Methods 10.3 In Vitro/In Vivo and Preclinical MNH Research 10.4 State‐of‐the‐Art of MNH