Volume 10 Issue 1
Bio and Nanomaterials Based on Fe3O4
Jia-Kun Xu, Fang-Fang Zhang, Jing-Jing Sun, Jun Sheng, Fang Wang and Mi Sun
Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
2College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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Abstract
During the past few years, nanoparticles have been used for various applications including, but not limited to, protein immobilization, bioseparation, environmental treatment, biomedical and bioengineering usage, and food analysis. Among all types of nanoparticles, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, especially Fe3O4, have attracted a great deal of attention due to their unique magnetic properties and the ability of being easily chemical modified for improved biocompatibility, dispersibility. This review covers recent advances in the fabrication of functional materials based on Fe3O4 nanoparticles together with their possibilities and limitations for application in different fields.
Keywords:Fe3O4; surface modification; application