Perspective of Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles Role in Biomedical Applications

Table 6

The overall comparison of critical properties of different coating materials.

Coating materials	Properties
	Biocompatibility	Chemical stability	Dispersibility	Size	Magnetic properties	Linking ability
Organic
Surfactants	High	Medium	High	Low	Medium/high	Very high
Polymer	High	Medium	High	Very high	Low/medium	Very high
Biomolecules	Very high	High	High	Very high	Low	Very high
Inorganic
Metallic	Medium/high	Medium/high	High	Low	Medium/high	High
Ceramic	High	Very high	Very high	Medium/high	Medium/high/very high	Medium