Clinical Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles (ePub)

Professor Nguyen TK Thanh, FRSC, MInstP (http://www.ntk-thanh.co.uk) held a prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowship (2005-2014). She was appointed a Full Professor in Nanomaterials in 2013 at Biophysics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, UK. She leads a very dynamic group conducting cutting edge interdisciplinary and innovative research on the design, and synthesis of magnetic and plasmonic nanomaterials for biomedical applications. A very strong feature of her research program is the development of new chemical methods and in collaboration with chemical engineers to produce the next generation of nanoparticles with very high magnetic moment, and novel hybrid and multifunctional nanostructures. Detailed mechanistic studies of their formation by sophisticated and advanced analysis of the nanostructure allows tuning of the physical properties at the nanoscale; these can subsequently be exploited for diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. The studies are conducted to provide insight for future material design approaches. It will also help to identify the critical process parameters that can be manipulated in order to obtain the suitable physical properties for the intended applications.

She was the sole editor of the book: "MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES: FROM FABRICATION TO CLINICAL APPLICATIONS" published by CRC Press/Taylor and Francis: http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439869321. In 2016, she was a Guest Editor of The Royal Society Interface Focus on "Multifunctional nanostructures for diagnosis and therapy of diseases".