Project’s subject is research of the magnetic properties of nanosized materials that can be generally described as 3d and/or rare earths oxides. The following nanosystems will be considered:

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Magnetic and radionuclide labeled nanomaterials suitable for medical applications

Huge progress in nanoscience and nanotechnology has led to a development of new nanostructured materials with properties that promise breakthrough in a vast number of possible applications. Furthermore, it fostered the emergence of a new field, nanomedicine, with the potentials for providing revolutionary approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of some fatal diseases. The convenience of nanostructured materials for medical applications is based on their reduced dimensionality comparable with biological entities (cells, proteins, genes, etc.) so that treatment can be achieved directly at the cell and sub-cell (molecular) levels. Application of nanomaterials can be based either on their intrinsic physicochemical properties or on their suitability for further functionalization. In particular, nowadays nanomagnetism is at the forefront of nanoscience and nanotechnology, and in the field of nanomedicine, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are among the most promising nanomaterials for clinical diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Besides, large amount of research efforts are also aimed toward radionuclide labeled nanomaterials as both diagnostic and targeted therapeutical agents. From the above reasons the main objective of this project is the research on the magnetic and radionuclide labeled nanomaterials suitable for medical applications, including multifunctional nanomaterials based on the radionuclide labeled magnetic nanopaticles.

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