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Standardisation of magnetic nanoparticles in liquid suspension

Wells, J; Kazakova, O; Posth, O; Steinhoff, U; Petronis, S; Bogart, LK; Southern, P; ... Johansson, C; + view all (2017) Standardisation of magnetic nanoparticles in liquid suspension. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics , 50 (38) 10.1088/1361-6463/aa7fa5. Green open access

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Abstract

Suspensions of magnetic nanoparticles offer diverse opportunities for technology innovation, spanning a large number of industry sectors from imaging and actuation based applications in biomedicine and biotechnology, through large-scale environmental remediation uses such as water purification, to engineering-based applications such as position-controlled lubricants and soaps. Continuous advances in their manufacture have produced an ever-growing range of products, each with their own unique properties. At the same time, the characterisation of magnetic nanoparticles is often complex, and expert knowledge is needed to correctly interpret the measurement data. In many cases, the stringent requirements of the end-user technologies dictate that magnetic nanoparticle products should be clearly defined, well characterised, consistent and safe; or to put it another way—standardised. The aims of this document are to outline the concepts and terminology necessary for discussion of magnetic nanoparticles, to examine the current state-of-the-art in characterisation methods necessary for the most prominent applications of magnetic nanoparticle suspensions, to suggest a possible structure for the future development of standardisation within the field, and to identify areas and topics which deserve to be the focus of future work items. We discuss potential roadmaps for the future standardisation of this developing industry, and the likely challenges to be encountered along the way.

Type: Article
Title: Standardisation of magnetic nanoparticles in liquid suspension
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/aa7fa5
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aa7fa5
Language: English
Additional information: Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Physics, Applied, Physics, magnetic colloids, magnetic nanoparticles, ferrofluid, nanoparticle characterisaton, standardisation, roadmap, magnetic particle imaging, IRON-OXIDE NANOPARTICLES, MULTI-CORE NANOPARTICLES, MRI CONTRAST AGENTS, AC SUSCEPTOMETRY, FERROFLUID LUBRICATION, POSITIVE CONTRAST, PARTICLE SYSTEM, DRUG-DELIVERY, IMMUNE-SYSTEM, HYPERTHERMIA
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1574224
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