Magnetic Nanomaterials for In Vivo and In Vitro Cancer Diagnostics

Abstract

The sections in this article are Introduction Physico-Chemical Properties of Magnetic Nanoparticles Surface Coating for Improved Biocompatibility and Bioavailability MRI for In Vivo Diagnostics Principles of MRI SPIOs as MRI Contrast Agents Specific Targeting of Tumors for Imaging MRI for the Monitoring of Treatment Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in In Vitro Diagnostics Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based Improvements on Immunoassays Electrochemical Immunoassays Immunoassays Using Magnetic Luminescent Nanoparticles (MLNPs) Magnetic Relaxation Switch (MRSw) Biosensors for Multi-Sample Analysis DNA Sequence Detection by Brownian Relaxation Frequency Measurement Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells Aptamers as an Alternative to Antibodies Conclusions Keywords: cancer diagnosis; magnetic nanoparticles; immunoassays; circulating tumor cells