NANOPARTICLE HEATING AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF

摘要

This invention provides magnetic nanoparticles, which when placed in a magnetic field are selectively heated at a certain frequency of the magnetic field, as a function of their size, composition, or both. The invention also provides for use of such nanoparticles, in applications including, inter alia, selective nanoparticle heating and applications thereof, hyperthermia induction in cells or tissue, remote alteration of protein structure and/or drug delivery.