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ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2026

Separating pathogens from drinking water and food using magnetic nanomaterials: opportunities and challenges.

Alicia M Chandler, Jingge Chen, Jhonattan D Manosalvas-Mora, Turgut Afandi, Soundarzo Tasnim, Md Yeasin Kabir, Mahima Gupta, Qingbo Zhang, Vicki L Colvin

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Review in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Alicia M ChandlerSchool of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
Jingge ChenSchool of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
Jhonattan D Manosalvas-MoraCain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Turgut AfandiCain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Soundarzo TasnimCain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Md Yeasin KabirDepartment of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Mahima GuptaCain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Qingbo ZhangCain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Vicki L ColvinSchool of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA. vicki_colvin@brown.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8526-515X

Funding

EPA DV-84001801-0National Science Foundation ENG-2135687
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacteria contamination causes detrimental health impacts worldwide, but current methods to separate bacteria from drinking water, food, and beverages are costly and insufficient. Thus, magnetic separation provides an important, novel method to remove pathogens from aqueous mediums. Surface-functionalized superparamagnetic nanoparticles can adhere to bacteria and provide strong magnetic properties that allow nanoparticle-bacteria complexes to separate rapidly from solutions when an external magnetic field is introduced. This review summarizes key studies that employ magnetic nanoparticles for pathogen separation in drinking water and food systems. A combination of metrics including log removal efficiency, incubation time, adsorption capacity, and pH dependence, is used to enable effective comparisons among magnetic separation studies. We also examine the reusability of magnetic nanoparticles, which remains a major barrier to large-scale implementation. Finally, we outline the remaining technical challenges and discuss future research directions needed to advance magnetic separation toward practical, large-scale treatment applications.

Indexed as

BacteriaDrinking WaterFood MicrobiologyMagnetite NanoparticlesWater PurificationAdsorptionHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationWater MicrobiologyDrinking WaterMagnetite NanoparticlesAdsorbentsBacteria separationFiltrationMagnetic nanoparticlesReusabilityWater treatment

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PMID42057123
PMCPMC13285494

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