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Magnetic nano- and microparticles in biotechnology

Ivo Safarik and Mirka Safarikova

Department of Biomagnetic Techniques, Institute of Systems Biology and Ecology ASCR, Na Sádkách 7, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

E-mail: ivosaf@yahoo.com

Received: 11 November 2008  Revised: 29 January 2009  Accepted: 30 January 2009

Abstract: Both synthetic and biologically produced magnetic nano- and microparticles exhibit several types of responses to external magnetic field which have been already employed in various areas of biosciences, biotechnology, medicine, environmental technology, etc. This short review shows selected important biotechnological applications of magnetic particles, and the biological processes leading to biogenic magnetic particles formation.

Keywords: magnetic particles - magnetic separation - magnetic iron oxides - smart materials

Full paper is available at www.springerlink.com.

DOI: 10.2478/s11696-009-0054-2

Chemical Papers 63 (5) 497–505 (2009)