Magnetic Nanoparticles Aided Biomedical Imaging Sensing and Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

The evolution of nano-electronics in conjunction with the recent breakthroughs in microwaves, millimeter waves, antennas, and electromagnetism in general as guided by the evolution in wireless systems offer new perspectives for their application in medicine. Already, the idea of convergence of engineering and physics with medical disciplines is widespread among scientists toward joined forces for inventing new techniques for medical diagnosis and treatment. Within this framework, magnetic nanoparticles may play a key role in a plethora of biomedical imaging, sensing, and treatment techniques. A number of high-quality, recent Special Issues are already devoted to “magnetic nanoparticles” and “magnetic sensing systems for biomedical applications”. The former in particular is devoted to the nature and techniques of fabricating magnetic nanoparticles as well as to the basic principles of their exploitation in medicine. The aim of this Special Issue is toward gathering the recent evolution on the technologies exploiting the already available magnetic nanoparticles in advanced biomedical imaging, sensing, and treatment techniques from an engineer and physicist point of view with the ultimate option of their collaboration with medical doctors and scientists. Magnetic nanoparticles, nanorods or nanospecies may be exploited to enhance the resolution of imaging techniques as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or to improve the characteristics of magnetic sensors. From a treatment point of view, these can improve the efficiency of phased antenna array based magnetic hyperthermia as well as minimally invasive microwave or radiofrequency ablation. Techniques combining hyperthermia and chemotherapy may greatly benefit when aided by magnetic nanoparticles. The features offered by these magnetic inclusions may be enhanced by concurrent low frequency (even DC) and radio- or microwave frequency excitations. This Special Issue will welcome review articles, comprehensive group research activity reviews as well as high-quality research papers highlighting the recent evolutions of the subject.

Prof. Dr. George Kyriacou
Prof. Dr. Theodoros Samaras
Guest Editors

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