Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

<p>Part I: Iron oxide nanoparticles<br>1. Introduction: Metal oxides in biomedical applications<br>2. Synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles aimed for biomedical applications (different methods with advantages and disadvantages)<br>3. Stabilization of the nano-systems (different methods will be explained and discussed)<br>4. Methods of physico-chemical characterizations (+ examples for each method)<br>5. Methods of metal nanopacticles functionalizing for biomedical applications</p> <p>Part II: Biomedical applications<br>6. MR molecular imaging (from chemistry to cell labeling, inflammation, apoptosis, etc. (e.g., importance of the relaxometric efficiency)<br>7. Multimodal imaging (MRI/PET, MRI/optical imaging, etc.)<br>8. Hyperthermia (importance of the magnetic core size, of the coating, etc.)<br>9. Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) (importance of the homogeneity in size, etc.)<br>10. Cellular labeling (importance of the coating, of the charge surface, etc)<br>11. Therapies and treatments (drug delivery, cancer therapy)<br>12. Protein corona: The challenge at the nanobiointerfaces<br>13. Nanocytotoxicity</p>