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Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles

Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles rather than just read about it. In short: Magnetic-plasmonic (bifunctional) nanoparticles (MP-NPs) consist of both optical (plasmonic) and magnetic components and thus, has the functionality of both of these components. These nanoparticles may take many different forms/shapes including dimer, core-shell, janus, nanorod/wire and nanostar.

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Reference excerpt

Magnetic-plasmonic (bifunctional) nanoparticles (MP-NPs) consist of both optical (plasmonic) and magnetic components and thus, has the functionality of both of these components. These nanoparticles may take many different forms/shapes including dimer, core-shell, janus, nanorod/wire and nanostar. Typically, the magnetic components consists of iron oxide or nickel while the plasmonic component is oftentimes a metal like gold, silver or another plasmonic nanomaterial. Due to the combination of these two materials into a hybrid nanostructure, the material may be interacted with using either light or magnetic fields and so, are commonly used in biomedical applications that require optical sensing/imaging/heating, magnetic stimulation/manipulation, or both of these functionalities. An example utilizing both of these functionalities is that MP-NPs can attach to biological entities and separate them under an external magnetic field while simultaneously detecting their chemical nature via optical sensing. These dual functionalities are especially useful when studying tissues deep within tissue.

Applications Owing to their bifunctionality, magnetic-plasmonic nanoparticles can be used for a wide range of applications. For example, many of the applications of plasmonic nanoparticles including surface-enhance Raman scattering (SERS), dark-field microscopy, photothermal therapy, drug delivery, nanomedicine, chemotherapy and plasmonic solar cells. As well as applications of magnetic nanoparticles including magnetic hyperthermia, magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent, and in magnetic drug delivery. Moreover, a number of applications could potentially be carried out simultaneously such as magnetic/optical dual-modal imaging.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles

In research: Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Nanoparticles by physical property, Plasmonics, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Magnetic-plasmonic bifunctional nanoparticles outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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