Dr. Yanglong Hou is a Chang Jiang Chair Professor of Materials Science at Peking University (PKU). His research interests include the design and chemical synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles and graphene-based nanocomposites, and their applications in biomedicine and energy. He earned his Ph.D. degree from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2000. After postdoctoral research at Peking University, the University of Tokyo and Brown University, he joined PKU as an associate professor in December 2007, and was promoted to Professor in 2012. He has published over 110 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has received numerous scientific awards, including the CCS-RSC Young Chemist and the JSPS Fellow award.David J. Sellmyer received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from the University of Illinois and Michigan State University, respectively. He was an Assistant and Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT before moving to the University of Nebraska where he became Chair of Physics, and presently George Holmes University Distinguished Professor. He is the founding Director of the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nano-science and the Nebraska Nanoscale Facility, a site of the NSF National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure.He has authored or edited more than 650 publications, and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and American Association for the Advancement of Science.

PART I. FundamentalOVERVIEW OF MAGNETIC NANOMATERIALSIntroductionClassification of Typical Magnetic NanomaterialsCharacterization of Magnetic NanomaterialsMAGNETISM OF NANOMATERIALSIntroductionMagnetism and SpintronicsMagnetic Properties of Magnetic NanomaterialsMagnetization ProcessMagnetic AnisotropyPART II. SynthesisOVERVIEW OF SYNTHESIS OF MAGNETIC NANOMATERIALSIntroductionGeneral Synthesis Mechanism of Magnetic NanomaterialsSYNTHESIS OF SOFT MAGNETIC NANOMATERIALS AND ALLOYSIntroductionMetalMetals OxidesMetal Carbides, NitridesAlloys and BeyondConclusions and PerspectivesSYNTHESIS OF RARE EARTH PERMANENT NANOCOMPOSITE MAGNETSIntroductionSmCox-Based MagnetsNdFeB-Based MagnetsConclusions and PerspectivesSYNTHESIS OF RARE EARTH FREE PERMANENT MAGNETSIntroductionFeNxMnBOthersConclusions and PerspectivesSYNTHESIS OF MAGNETIC CHALCOGENIDESIntroductionSynthesisPropertiesConclusions and PerspectivesSYNTHESIS OF TYPICAL MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURESIntroductionSynthesis of Hollow/Porous Magnetic NanoparticlesORGANIZED ENSEMBLES OF MAGNETIC NANOMATERIALSIntroductionEssential Conditions for Ordered StructuresSelf-Assembly Method of Magnetic NanomaterialsPART III. ApplicationsMAGNETIC NANOMATERIALS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGYIntroductionMagnetic Nanomaterials for BiosensorsMagnetic Nanomaterials for BioseparationConclusions and PerspectivesMAGNETIC NANOMATERIALS FOR DIAGNOSTICSIntroductionBiocompatibility of Magnetic NanoparticlesSurface Functionalization of Magnetic NanomaterialsMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)Magneto-Acoustic Tomography (MAT)Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI)Multi-Modality ImagingConclusions and PerspectivesMAGNETIC NANOMATERIALS FOR THERAPYIntroductionImaging-Guided TherapyMagnetic HyperthermiaTargeted Drug and Gene DeliveryConclusions and PerspectivesMAGNETIC NANOMATERIALS FOR DATA STORAGEIntroductionMonodisperse Magnetic NanoparticlesMagnetic Nanoparticle AssemblyConclusions and PerspectivesMAGNETIC NANOMATERRIALS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE-ABSORBINGIntroductionAdvantage of Magnetic Absorbing NanomaterialsTheoretical ResearchMagnetic Absorbing NanomaterialsConclusions and PerspectivesMAGNETIC NANOMATERIALS FOR WATER REMEDIATIONIntroductionMagnetic Adsorption Nanomaterials and MechanismRemoval of Toxic Metal Ions and Dye

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