Polymer coated magnetite nanoparticles for biomedical applications. Part I. Preparation of nanoparticles Fe3O4 coated by polysaccharides

This article is a review of the literature from the last years concerning magnetic nanoparticles coated with various polymers, which are widely used in many reseach fields, mainly in biology and medicine. The methods of preparation and surface modification of Fe3O4 nanoparticles as well as the properties and applications of magnetic nanoparticles coated by polysaccharides (chitosan, dextran) are described.