Lattuada Research Group has recently published a new article in the journal Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, entitled "Iron oxide magnetic aggregates: Aspects of synthesis, computational approaches and applications".

For more information and to read the article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001868623002233?

ABSTRACT

Superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles have been central to numerous investigations in the past few decades for their use in many applications, such as drug delivery, medical diagnostics, magnetic separation, and material science. However, the properties of single magnetic nanoparticles are sometimes not sufficient to accomplish tasks where a strong magnetic response is required. In light of this, aggregated magnetite nanoparticles have been proposed as an alternative advanced material, which may expand and combine some of the advantages of single magnetic nanoparticles, including superparamagnetism, with an enhanced magnetic moment and increased colloidal stability. This review comprehensively discusses the current literature on aggregates made of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles.