Recent research progress on magnetic nanocomposites with silica shell structures: Preparation and nanotheranostic applications

Recent Patents on Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 117-128

  Ding, Hua L ^a   Zhang, Yun X ^a   Li, Guang H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Coating; Core shell; Hollow structures; Mesoporous structures; Nanoparticles; Nanotheranostics

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; NANOPARTICLES; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY;

CORE/SHELL; CORE/SHELL NANOPARTICLES; HOLLOW STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC NANO-PARTICLES; MAGNETIC NANOCOMPOSITES; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; NANOTHERANOSTICS; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES;

NANOMAGNETICS;

NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; MAGNETISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84904103177     PISSN: 18722105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187221050802140618144321     Document Type: Review

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