Chain formation and aging process in biocompatible polydisperse ferrofluids: Experimental investigation and Monte Carlo simulations

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 191-192, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-21

  Bakuzis, Andris Figueiroa ^a   Branquinho, Luis César ^a   Luiz E Castro, Leonardo ^b   De Amaral E Eloi, Marcos Tiago ^b   Miotto, Ronei ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aggregate formation; Biomedical applications; Interparticle interactions; Magneto optical properties; Monte Carlo simulations; Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOINFORMATICS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOMAGNETICS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYDISPERSITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGGREGATE FORMATION; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; INTER-PARTICLE INTERACTION; MAGNETOOPTICAL PROPERTIES; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84876282828     PISSN: 00018686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2012.12.003     Document Type: Review

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