Book Description:
This book presents the most recent findings in science and technology of iron oxides based materials. It contains eight chapters written by research experts from different countries. The book covers recent results on superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles used as contrast agents for molecular imaging and cell tracking; the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured iron oxides embedded in porous matrixes; the use of superparamagnetic nanoparticles in characterizing cardiac injury; application of iron oxide thin films in solar water splitting; the relation of photoresponse with different impurities in the iron oxide matrix; the use of coated iron oxide nanoparticles in cell and tissue engineering for designing strategies for cardiovascular medicine; and research on natural and man-made iron oxides nanoparticles focused on the natural iron oxides nanoparticles developed in plants and the impact of man-made iron oxide nanoparticles on the growth of plants. Additionally, the use of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in magnetic resonant imaging, applied drug delivery, and photodynamic therapy are discussed. Finally, the application of both natural and synthetic iron oxides based adsorbents in arsenic removal is reviewed. For these characteristics, this book is useful for specialists working in multidisciplinary projects where iron oxides are involved, as well as to graduate students, and upper-level undergraduates undertaking research in this field. (Imprint: Nova)

Table of Contents:
Preface

Chapter 1. Superparamagnetic Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles as MRI Contrast Agents to Image Immune Responses in Cardiac Transplant Rejection
(Li Liu, Haosen Zhang, Chien H, Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research and Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA)

Chapter 2. Synthesis, Characterization and Study of Thermal Behavior of Nanostructured Iron Oxides Embedded in Porous Carbon Prepared from the Decomposition of Iron Pentacarbonyl
(Miguel A. Schettino Jr., Gustavo R. Gonçalves, Milton K. Morigaki, Evaristo Nunes, Alfredo G. Cunha, Edson C. Passamani, Francisco G. Emmerich, Pedro A. P. Nascente and Jair C. C. Freitas, Laboratory of Carbon and Ceramic Materials, Department of Physics, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil, and others)

Chapter 3. Iron Oxide Applications in Cellular and Molecular Imaging of Myocardial Cell Death and Regenerative Strategies
(Rajesh Dash and Phillip C. Yang, Division of Cardiology Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA)

Chapter 4. Photoresponse of Iron (III) Oxide Thin Films Fabricated by Spray Pyrolysis Method Towards Water Splitting Reaction
(William B. Ingler Jr. and Shahed U.M. Khan, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA, and others)

Chapter 5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cells Labeled with Iron Oxides – Utility in Cardiovascular Medicine
(Catalina Martinez and Sharan Ramaswamy, Department of Biomedical Engineering Florida International University Miami, FL)

Chapter 6. Natural and Man-Made Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: The Relationship with Plants
(Nicolaza Pariona, Arturo I. Martinez, Dale L. Perry, Fabián Fernández-Luqueño, Román Castro-Rodriguez, Recursos Naturales y Energéticos, Cinvestav Unidad Saltillo, Saltillo-Monterrey, México, and others)

Chapter 7. Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
(Artur Riedel, Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, UNIFESP, Eldorado -CEP, Diadema, S.P., Brazil)

Chapter 8. The Iron Oxides as Arsenic Removal Media from Water
(Karla I. Camacho, Nicolaza Pariona, Arturo I. Martinez, Román Castro-Rodriguez, Sergio Martinez-Vargas, Dale L. Perry and Pascual Bartolo-Pérez, Cinvestav Unidad Saltillo, Saltillo-Monterrey Ramos Arizpe, México and others)

Index