1 23 Journal of Nanoparticle Research An Interdisciplinary Forum for Nanoscale Science and Technology ISSN 1388-0764 Volume 16 Number 8 J Nanopart Res (2014) 16:1-9 DOI 10.1007/s11051-014-2543-7 Biofunctionalization of silica-coated magnetic particles mediated by a peptide Andrew Care, Fei Chi, Peter L. Bergquist & Anwar Sunna