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Self-assembly of superparamagnetic nanoparticles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 January 2011

Ningzhong Bao  and
Arunava Gupta
Ningzhong Bao
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210009, China
Arunava Gupta*
Affiliation:
Center for Materials for Information Technology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: agupta@mint.ua.edu
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Abstract

Ordered nanoparticle assemblies can exhibit collective properties that are quite different from those displayed by the individual nanoparticles or their bulk counterpart. This paper reviews recent progress on the assembly of superparamagnetic nanoparticles, with emphasis on different strategies for their chemical fabrication with highly ordered nanostructures as well as their novel properties. Prospective applications of superparamagnetic nanoparticles in the fields of photonic crystals, biomedicine, and biology are also discussed.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 26 , Issue 2: Focus Issue: Self-Assembly and Directed Assembly of Advanced Materials , 28 January 2011 , pp. 111 - 121
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