Role of Magnetic Nanomaterials in Biotechnological Applications

The advent of nanoscience is considered bringing out the next breakthrough in medicine and biotechnology. For the past few decades, many research groups throughout the world are involved in synthesizing novel nanomaterial for several biotechnological applications. In the current chapter, the different types of magnetic nanoparticles along with their properties are discussed. Consequently, the different physical and chemical methods adopted for the synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles have been discussed. The applications of magnetic nanoparticles in biotechnology have been discussed in breadth. Firstly, the role of magnetic nanoparticles in magnetic resonance and sentinel lymph node imagingSentinel lymph node imaging has been discussed. Thereafter, magnetically triggered drug releaseMagnetically triggered drug release and utilization of magnetic nanoparticles in cryopreservation has been elaborated. Finally, the role of MNPs in bacterial sequestration and in cancer diagnosis and therapy has been outlined.