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Front Cover: Functionalized Inorganic Nanoparticles for Magnetic Separation and SERS Detection of Water Pollutants (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 30/2018)
Author(s) -
Pinheiro Paula C.,
DanieldaSilva Ana L.,
Nogueira Helena I. S.,
Trindade Tito
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201800807
Subject(s) - chemistry , nanoparticle , cover (algebra) , magnetite nanoparticles , aqueous solution , nanotechnology , pollutant , nanostructure , front cover , colloidal gold , colloid , magnetite , plasmon , magnetic nanoparticles , magnetic separation , organic chemistry , materials science , metallurgy , mechanical engineering , engineering , optoelectronics
The Front Cover shows a magneto‐plasmonic nanostructure comprising magnetite and gold particles. This type of materials can be used as dual platforms to capture and detect pollutants dissolved in water. The Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles enable magnetic separation of the colloidal sorbents from aqueous samples, and the Au nanoparticles serve as SERS‐active substrates for the vestigial detection of target molecular adsorbates. This review provides an account of recent efforts for the preparation of such types of hybrid nanostructures, envisaging water quality analysis. More information can be found in the Microreview by T. Trindade et al. For more on the story behind the cover research, see the Cover Profile .