Dear colleagues,
I would like to invite you to the lecture by Sunčica Sukur "Magnetic (Nano)particles in Biomedicine". The lecture will be on Wednesday March 11th at 9AM in the room 1.09 at IMTM.
Abstract
Magnetic nanomaterials are promising tools in bionanomedicine due to their intrinsic magnetic properties, biocompatibility, and versatile surface chemistry. Among them, iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3O4 MNPs) have been widely explored for biomedical applications such as magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic hyperthermia, targeted drug and gene delivery, photothermal therapy, and cell tracking. Through advanced surface engineering and hierarchical functionalisation, these nanoparticles can be tailored into multifunctional platforms for combined diagnostic and therapeutic use.
This talk focuses on the development of Fe3O4-based magnetic nanomaterials for different biomedical applications, particularly nanoparticles for imaging and submicron magnetic beads for DNA isolation. Several surface coating approaches will be discussed as strategies to improve the colloidal stability and biocompatibility of MNPs while preserving their magnetic responsiveness and enabling further functionalisation. Such surface engineering strategies enable the development of magnetic nanomaterials tailored for advanced biomedical and bioanalytical applications.