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Magnetic nanoparticles with controlled size, size distribution and shape are demanded for biomedical applications such as MRI contrast agents, drug delivery and hyperthermia. Nanoparticles synthesized through chemical methods have an advantage in the control of the size and monodispersity of the particles. Varieties of chemical methods are available to synthesize oxides, metals and alloys. Aqueous methods are commonly used to synthesize oxides and chemical reduction methods such as borohydride and polyol process are used to synthesize metals and alloys. Our research work is focussed on the synthesize and characterization of oxides, metals and alloys for biomedical and engineering applications.
The magnetic properties of the nanoparticles are influenced by their morphology, structure, size and its distribution. A variety of changes in the magnetic properties are encountered by the magnetic nanoparticles such as superparamagnetism, surface spin effects etc. Our aim is to sort out the nanoparticles of specific sizes according to their magnetic behaviour and utilize them for appropriate applications.
