Chitosan functionalized Fe3O4-Au core shell nanoparticles have been prepared using a two-step wet chemical approach using NaBH4 as reducing agent for formation of Au in ethylene glycol. X-ray diffraction studies shows individual phases of Fe3O4 and Au in the as prepared samples with crystallite size of 5.9 and 11.4 nm respectively. The functionalization of the core-shell nanostructure with Chit...

Here we demonstrate that the anomalous magnetic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles are correlated with defects in their interior. We studied the evolution of microstructure and magnetic properties of biphasic core|shell Fe(1-x)O|Fe(3-δ)O4 nanoparticles synthesized by thermal decomposition during their topotaxial oxidation to single-phase nanoparticles. Geometric phase analysis of high-resol...

Core-shell nanoparticles have attracted surging interests due to their flexibly tunable resonances and various applications in medical diagnostics, biosensing, nanolasers, and many other fields. The core-shell nanoparticles can support simultaneously both electric and magnetic resonances, and when the resonances are properly engineered, entirely new properties can be achieved. Here we study cor...

We present a detailed analysis of the structural and magnetic properties of solution-grown PtCo-CdS hybrid structures in comparison to similar free-standing PtCo alloy nanoparticles. X-ray absorption spectroscopy is utilized as a sensitive probe for identifying subtle differences in the structure of the hybrid materials. We found that the growth of bimetallic tips on a CdS nanorod substrate lea...

In this work, γ-Fe2O3@KSF as a stable heterogeneous and magnetic catalyst was prepared by the successive coating of γ-Fe2O3 shell on KSF core. The prepared reagent was characterized using different methods including FT-IR, XRD, TGA and SEM techniques and used for the one-pot synthesis of pyrano-pyrimidinone derivatives. All reactions were performed under mild conditions, during short reaction t...

Background: Protein purification is the most complicated issue in the downstream processes of recombinant protein production; therefore, improved selective purification methods are important. Affinity-based protein purification method using His-tag and Ni-NTA resins is one of the most common strategies. MNPs can be used as a beneficial alternative for Ni-NTA resins. However, there is no data on...