New Approaches in Synthesis and Characterization Methods of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

Abstract

Recent years have witnessed an extensive application of iron oxide nanoparticles within a wide variety of fields, including drug delivery, hyperthermia, biosensing, theranostics, and cell and molecular separation. Consequently, synthesis and characterization methods have continuously evolved to provide the possibility for controlling the physico-chemical and biological properties of the nanoparticles to better suit the envisaged applications. In this manner, this chapter aims to provide an extensive overview of the most recent progress made within the processes of iron oxide nanoparticle synthesis and characterization. Thus, the chapter will focus on novel and advanced approaches reported in the literature for obtaining standardized nanoparticles with controllable properties and effects. Specifically, it will emphasize the most recent progress made within the microwave-assisted, microfluidics, and green synthesis methods, as they have shown higher capacities of controlling the outcome nanoparticle properties.