Magnetization Properties of Superparamagnetic Beads

Bacteriophage - Activated Superparamagnetic Beads for Affinity Separation

Superparamagnetic Properties of Hemozoin

We report that hemozoin nanocrystals demonstrate superparamagnetic properties, with direct measurements of the synthetic hemozoin magnetization. The results show that the magnetic permeability constant varies from μ = 4585 (at -20 °C) to 3843 (+20 °C), with the values corresponding to a superparamagnetic system. Similar results were obtained from the analysis of the diffusion separation of natu...

Single-tube analysis of DNA methylation with silica superparamagnetic beads.

BACKGROUND DNA promoter methylation is a signature for the silencing of tumor suppressor genes. Most widely used methods to detect DNA methylation involve 3 separate, independent processes: DNA extraction, bisulfite conversion, and methylation detection via a PCR method, such as methylation-specific PCR (MSP). This method includes many disconnected steps with associated losses of material, pote...

Superparamagnetic nanoparticle detection using second harmonic of magnetization response.

We introduce a method to improve the detection sensitivity for the magnetization M of superparamagnetic nanoparticles (MNP). The M response of MNP to an applied magnetic field H (M-H characteristics) could be divided into a linear region and a saturation region, which are separated at a transition point H(k). When applying an excitation magnetic field (H(ac)) with a frequency ω0 and an addition...

Biological magnetometry: torque on superparamagnetic beads in magnetic fields.

Superparamagnetic beads are widely used in biochemistry and single-molecule biophysics, but the nature of the anisotropy that enables the application of torques remains controversial. To quantitatively investigate the torques experienced by superparamagnetic particles, we use a biological motor to rotate beads in a magnetic field and demonstrate that the underlying potential is π periodic. In a...