“…The magnetic iron oxides, magnetite (Fe 3 O 4 ) and maghemite (c-Fe 2 O 3 ), have been receiving continuous attention in fundamental researches for their structural characteristics and physicochemical properties [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. In recent years, the preparation of water-soluble magnetic nanocrystals has evoked increasing interest for their applications in magnetic resonance imaging [15,16], wastewater and oil pollution treatments [17][18][19], thermal therapy [20,21], separation or purification of DNA or protein [22,23], and gene carriers or drug delivery [24][25][26][27][28], etc.…”