Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2014,5, 2346–2362, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.244
activity, the magnetic properties, as well as their biocompatibility and interaction with human blood serum.
Keywords: bioimaging (CT; MRI; Multi-photon); hetero-nanoparticles; Janus particles; protein corona; synthesis; Introduction
In the recent years, there has been an increasing interest in design
complexity through asymmetry is a major challenge in synthetic nanochemistry (Figure 1). Hetero-nanoparticles facilitate an even more advanced approach toward the design of today’s highly desired multifunctional nanoparticles used in research at the interface between materials science, biotechnology, and
medicine [7][8]. Therefore, the enhancement of nanoscaled properties is obtained through synergistic interactions between the single components as well as the designed evolution of additional properties, which are not realizable in single component nanoparticles [9].
Hetero-nanoparticles enable access to
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Figure 1:
Illustrations of the transition from isotropic to anisotropic particles.