Review on Recent Progress in Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Diverse Applications

Arbab Ali; Tufail Shah; Rehmat Ullah; Pingfan Zhou; Manlin Guo; Muhammad Ovais; Zhiqiang Tan; YuKui Rui

doi:10.3389/fchem.2021.629054

Review on Recent Progress in Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Diverse Applications

Front Chem. 2021 Jul 13:9:629054. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2021.629054. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Arbab Ali^{1

2}, Tufail Shah³, Rehmat Ullah⁴, Pingfan Zhou¹, Manlin Guo¹, Muhammad Ovais², Zhiqiang Tan⁵, YuKui Rui¹

Affiliations

¹ Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
² CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing, China.
³ College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE)/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
⁵ State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Abstract

Diverse applications of nanoparticles (NPs) have revolutionized various sectors in society. In the recent decade, particularly magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have gained enormous interest owing to their applications in specialized areas such as medicine, cancer theranostics, biosensing, catalysis, agriculture, and the environment. Controlled surface engineering for the design of multi-functional MNPs is vital for achieving desired application. The MNPs have demonstrated great efficacy as thermoelectric materials, imaging agents, drug delivery vehicles, and biosensors. In the present review, first we have briefly discussed main synthetic methods of MNPs, followed by their characterizations and composition. Then we have discussed the potential applications of MNPs in different with representative examples. At the end, we gave an overview on the current challenges and future prospects of MNPs. This comprehensive review not only provides the mechanistic insight into the synthesis, functionalization, and application of MNPs but also outlines the limits and potential prospects.

Keywords: applications; characterization; composition; magnetic nanoparticles; synthesis.

Publication types

Review