Preparation and highlighted applications of magnetic microparticles and nanoparticles: a review on recent advances

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 183, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 2655-2675

  Xiao, Deli ^a   Lu, Ting ^b   Zeng, Rong ^a   Bi, Yanping ^c  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c TAISHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological detection; Biosensor; Cells; Coprecipitation; Extraction; Magnetic catalysis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic separation; Nucleic acids; Polymerization; Preconcentration; Pyrolysis; Solvent thermal; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982306970     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-016-1928-y     Document Type: Review

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