Course content:

1. INTRODUCTION
1. History of magnetic materials.
2. Current state: nanomagnetism, nanomaterials and nanotechnology.
2. THE (SHORT) CRASH-COURSE ON NANOMAGNETISM
1. The magnetic behavior of bulk materials.
2. Magnetism at small dimensions: the collapse of magnetic domains.
3. There can be only one: the single domain particle. Superparamagnetism.
4. The magnetic fingerprints of magnetic nanoparticles.
5. The surface magnetic disorder: I see dead layers.
3. MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES AND MAGNETIC FIELDS
1. Magnetic fields: the invisible stranger.
2. Why my Pin sticks to my refrigerator? The static H-M interaction.
3. Why my mobile charger heat up while charging? Magnetic Losses and Power absorption
4. Dancing under magnetic fields: magnetic nanoparticles under radiofrequency fields.
5. The magnetic parameters: figuring out what's really important
6. Size matters: effect of particle size and aggregation on the power absorption efficiency.
7. Physical effects of magnetic fields on biological systems. Do you care about your mobile radiation? Myths and facts.
8. Safety and limits for the magnetic field. To be or not to be (afraid of the Wifi)
4. DO IT YOURSELF: NANOMATERIALS
1. Chemical Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles
2. Physical Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles
3. Functionalization of MNPs: in situ vs. ex situ methods.
4. Characterization of magnetic nanoparticles.
5. Magnetic colloids: biocompatibility, stability, reproducibility.
6. MNPs in physiological environments.
5. THE BIO-NANO INTERACTION
1. MNPs and the eukaryotic cell: a subtle interaction
2. MNPs uptake and trafficking pathways.
3. Toxicity of nanomaterials at the cell level.
4. Magnetized cells: potential for nanodiagnosis and nanotherapy.
6. BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES: POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS
1. Nanotechnology into the Clinics.
2. Future diagnosis and therapy protocols: here comes the sun.
7. CONCLUSIONS

Dr. G.Goya is active in the area of interactions between nano-objects and biological structures. He has been working for some years in the application of nanotechnologies (nanoparticle synthesis, magnetic hyperthermia, neural regeneration, magnetic separation) to the biomedical sciences.
The lines of interest include:

1. Synthesis of new nano-structured materials for energy absorption in alternating magnetic fields.
2. Vectorization of magnetic nanoparticles by dendritic cells for early detection and cancer therapy through magnetic hyperthermia.
3. Neural regeneration through magnetic Nanoparticles.
4. Magnetotransfection. Magnetotransduction.
5. Physical and physiological effects of static magnetic fields over magnetically-loaded cells.
6. Control of parasitic diseases using magnetic nanoparticles.

Other infomations available on the website: http://www.unizar.es/gfgoya/