Nanoparticles in biomedical applications

• Published in: Advances in physics: X Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 54 - 88
• Main Authors: McNamara, Karrina, Tofail, Syed A. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.01.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: 81.05.−t Specific materials: fabrication, treatment, testing, and analysis; 81.07.−b Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization; 87.85.−d Biomedical engineering; 87.90.+y Other topics in biological and medical physics was used as there is both a biological and medical physics aspect to this paper, using different instruments and the physics behind them as well as the biological side to testing of the nanoparticles; Bimetals; Biocompatibility; bioimaging; biomedical applications; Biomedical materials; Biosensors; Cerium oxides; Cobalt; contrast agents; drug delivery; Drug delivery systems; Fe-Pt nanoparticles; Gold; Hyperthermia; Iron oxides; Magnetic permeability; Magnetic properties; Medical imaging; Metal oxides; Nanoalloys; Nanoparticles; Nanosystems; photothermal therapy; Platinum; Silicon dioxide; Silver; silver nanoparticles; Surgical implants; TiO; TiO2 nanoparticles; Titanium; Titanium dioxide; Toxicity; Zinc oxide; Zinc oxides

Nanoparticles are defined as solid colloidal particles ranging in size from 10 to 1000 nm. Nanoparticles offer many benefits to larger particles such as increased surface-to-volume ratio and increased magnetic properties. Over the last few years, there has been a steadily growing interest in using n...