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- Title
Versatile magnetic configuration for the control and manipulation of superparamagnetic nanoparticles.
- Authors
Surpi, Alessandro; Shelyakova, Tatiana; Murgia, Mauro; Rivas, José; Piñeiro, Yolanda; Greco, Pierpaolo; Fini, Milena; Dediu, Valentin Alek
- Abstract
The control and manipulation of superparamagnetic nanoparticles (SP-MNP) is a significant challenge and has become increasingly important in various fields, especially in biomedical research. Yet, most of applications rely on relatively large nanoparticles, 50 nm or higher, mainly due to the fact that the magnetic control of smaller MNPs is often hampered by the thermally induced Brownian motion. Here we present a magnetic device able to manipulate remotely in microfluidic environment SP-MNPs smaller than 10 nm. The device is based on a specifically tailored configuration of movable permanent magnets. The experiments performed in 500 µm capillary have shown the ability to concentrate the SP-MNPs into regions characterized by different shapes and sizes ranging from 100 to 200 µm. The results are explained by straightforward calculations and comparison between magnetic and thermal energies. We provide then a comprehensive description of the magnetic field intensity and its spatial distribution for the confinement and motion of magnetic nanoparticles for a wide range of sizes. We believe this description could be used to establish accurate and quantitative magnetic protocols not only for biomedical applications, but also for environment, food, security, and other areas.
- Subjects
MAGNETIC control; MAGNETIC flux density; MAGNETIC nanoparticles; MAGNETIC confinement; NANOPARTICLES; MAGNETIC nanoparticle hyperthermia
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-023-32299-9