A magnetic magnesium-manganese layered double metal oxide composite and preparation and application. A soluble magnesium salt and a soluble manganese salt are dissolved in water to obtain a magnesium-manganese salt complex liquid; and a soluble carbonate and a soluble hydroxide are dissolved in water to obtain a carbonate-hydroxide complex liquid; a ferroferric oxide powder is added to the carbonate-hydroxide complex liquid, and then ethanol is added for ultrasonic dispersion to obtain a dispersion liquid; then the magnesium-manganese salt complex liquid is added for aging, centrifuging, washing, drying, grinding for sieving, and calcinating at 250-550° C. to obtain a magnetic magnesium-manganese layered double metal oxide composite. The composite of the present invention has relatively strong magnetism to Cd removal, and is featured by high adsorption efficiency, rapid adsorption rate and stability. Moreover, the composite can not only immobilize Cd efficiently, but also can be separated and recycled by magnet.

The disclosure provides improved magnetic glass particles for use in nucleic acid capture, enrichment, analysis, and/or purification. Various modifications to the disclosed compositions and methods of using the same, as well as devices and kits are described.

The present invention provides a method for preparing iron oxide magnetic particles and iron oxide magnetic particles prepared thereby, wherein the method includes (a) synthesizing a complex by reacting iron and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic hydrocarbonate having 4 to 25 carbon atoms and an amine compound, (b) synthesizing an iron oxide crystal nucleus by mixing the complex with a mixture of an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon-based compound having 4 to 25 carbon atoms and an ether-based compound, and (c) forming a shell by mixing the iron oxide crystal nucleus and an MXn compound with a mixture of an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon-based compound having 4 to 25 carbon atoms and an ether-based compound, wherein M is a heavy atom element, X is a halogen element, and n is an integer of 1 to 6.

A dual-modality nanoprobe targeting glioblastoma and preparation method thereof are described. The dual-modality nanoprobe of the present disclosure comprises DSPE-PEG(2000)-Amine, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs), Cy7-NHS molecule, targeting polypeptide and/or trans-mirror structure (i.e., enantiomer) thereof. The dual-modality nanoprobe can integrate the advantages of magnetic resonance and fluorescence imaging and thus provide clearer anatomical structure information of brain tumors; in the imaging process, the dual-modality nanoprobe can not only provide clearer image results, but also can specifically identify target sites. Also, the dual-modality nanoprobe of the present disclosure also has good in vivo stability.

Example nanoparticles may include an iron-based core, and a shell. The shell may include a non-magnetic, anti-ferromagnetic, or ferrimagnetic material. Example alloy compositions may include an iron-based grain, and a grain boundary. The grain boundary may include a non-magnetic, anti-ferromagnetic, or ferrimagnetic material. Example techniques for forming iron-based core-shell nanoparticles may include depositing a shell on an iron-based core. The depositing may include immersing the iron-based core in a salt composition for a predetermined period of time. The depositing may include milling the iron-based core with a salt composition for a predetermined period of time. Example techniques for treating a composition comprising core-shell nanoparticles may include nitriding the composition.

There are described magnetic nanoparticles the surface of which is functionalized with catechol and constructs comprising a plurality of said nanoparticles encapsulated in a biocompatible polymer matrix, wherein a molecule with therapeutic action is optionally dispersed, said polymer matrix optionally being in turn further functionalized; there are further described cells of the immune system incorporating said polymeric constructs giving rise to their engineering.

Methods of forming spinel ferrite nanoparticles containing a chromium-substituted copper ferrite as well as properties (e.g. particle size, crystallite size, pore size, surface area) of these spinel ferrite nanoparticles are described. Methods of preventing or reducing microbe growth on a surface by applying these spinel ferrite nanoparticles onto the surface in the form of a suspension or an antimicrobial product are also described.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a magnetic powder, including: preparing a precursor solution containing an iron precursor and a silica precursor; spraying the precursor solution to form iron/silica precursor droplets; drying the iron/silica precursor droplets to produce iron/silica precursor particles; and heat treating the iron/silica precursor particles to produce an iron oxide/silica composite powder in which iron oxide particles are embedded in a silica matrix. The present invention also relates to a magnetic powder produced by the method. The present invention may provide an iron oxide magnetic powder that does not use rare earth elements and a method for producing the same.

The invention is directed to hydrophilic and hydrophobic superparamagnetic nanoparticles and their use as contrast agents for NMR including agents that distinguish oil and water in NMR logging of geological formations containing oil or water. Methods of making these SPIONs are also described.

The present invention provides iron oxide magnetic particles including an iron oxide and MX.sub.n, wherein M includes one or more selected from the group consisting of Cu, Sn, Pb, Mn, Ir, Pt, Rh, Re, Ag, Au, Pd, and Os, X includes one or more selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I, and n is an integer of 1 to 6.