Recent progress and future challenges on the use of high performance magnetic nano-adsorbents in environmental applications

J Gómez-Pastora, E Bringas, I Ortiz - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
The application of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as adsorbent materials in solving
environmental problems has recently received great attention due to their unique physical …

Understanding diluted dispersions of superparamagnetic particles under strong magnetic fields: a review of concepts, theory and simulations

J Faraudo, JS Andreu, J Camacho - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, there has been a great progress in the development of superparamagnetic
particles targeted to a wide range of applications, including fields as diverse as …

Unified view of magnetic nanoparticle separation under magnetophoresis

SS Leong, Z Ahmad, SC Low, J Camacho, J Faraudo… - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
The migration process of magnetic nanoparticles and colloids in solution under the influence
of magnetic field gradients, which is also known as magnetophoresis, is an essential step in …

Rapid magnetophoretic separation of microalgae

JK Lim, DCJ Chieh, SA Jalak, PY Toh, NHM Yasin… - Small, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic collection of the microalgae Chlorella sp. from culture media facilitated by low‐
gradient magnetophoretic separation is achieved in real time. A removal efficiency as high …

Agglomeration, colloidal stability, and magnetic separation of magnetic nanoparticles: collective influences on environmental engineering applications

SP Yeap, JK Lim, BS Ooi, AL Ahmad - Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2017 - Springer
Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) which exhibit magnetic and catalytic bifunctionalities have
been widely accepted as one of the most promising nanoagents used in water purification …

Predicting the self‐assembly of superparamagnetic colloids under magnetic fields

J Faraudo, JS Andreu, C Calero… - Advanced Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembly processes are very important in material sciences but are particularly difficult
to predict quantitatively. This is the case for particulate magnetic materials in which field …

Iron oxide nanoparticles–in vivo/in vitro biomedical applications and in silico studies

M Nedyalkova, B Donkova, J Romanova… - Advances in colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The review presents a broad overview of the biomedical applications of surface
functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Working principle and application of magnetic separation for biomedical diagnostic at high-and low-field gradients

SS Leong, SP Yeap, JK Lim - Interface focus, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Magnetic separation is a versatile technique used in sample preparation for diagnostic
purpose. For such application, an external magnetic field is applied to drive the separation of …

Magnetophoretic removal of microalgae from fishpond water: feasibility of high gradient and low gradient magnetic separation

PY Toh, SP Yeap, LP Kong, BW Ng, DJC Chan… - Chemical engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
Microalgae blooms in commercial fish production ponds resulting in a deficit in the overall
oxygen budget have posed serious challenges to aquaculture industry. In this study, we …

Composite magnetic–plasmonic nanoparticles for biomedicine: Manipulation and imaging

JK Lim, SA Majetich - Nano Today, 2013 - Elsevier
Iron oxide–gold nanoparticles that exhibit both magnetic and plasmonic behaviors have
great potential for biomedical applications. The ability to remotely control the spatial position …