In this study, magnetic maghemite nanoparticles were prepared with the coprecipitation method, due to its simplicity and productivity. Thereafter, chitosan-coated magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized with three different methods, the micro-emulsion process, the suspension cross-linking technique and the covalent binding. Subsequently, a comparison of the used methods was done using various analyses such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetry (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), vibrating-sample magnetometry (VSM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The characterization results from Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicated a successful binding of chitosan on the magnetic nanoparticles. SEM pictures showed that spherical structured particles with an increased particle size were obtained as the chitosan layer around the particles was increased. Considering that the magnetic-separation technique has the advantages of rapidity, high efficiency, cost-effectiveness and lack of negative effect on the biological activity, these carriers may be applied in enzyme immobilization.V prispevku je opisana enostavna priprava magnetnih nanodelcev, prevlečenih s hitozanom. Postopek je potekal v dveh stopnjah. V prvi smo sintetizirali magnetne nanodelce s koprecipitacijo železovih ionov. V drugi smo nanodelce prevlekli s hitozanom, da bi preprečili aglomeracijo, z uporabo treh različnih postopkov: z metodo mikroemulzije, metodo zamreženja in s kovalentno vezavo. Karakterizacija tako pripravljenih nanodelcev je bila izvedena s Fourierjevo transformacijsko infrardečo spektroskopijo (FTIR), z vrstično elektronsko mikroskopijo (SEM), s termogravimetrično analizo (TGA), z diferencialno dinamično kalorimetrijo (DSC), z analizo vibracijskega magnetometra (VSM) in dinamičnim sipanjem laserske svetlobe (DLS). Rezultati analiz FTIR in TGA so potrdili vezavo hitozana na magnetne nanodelce, medtem ko je bila oblika in debelina sloja hitozana določena s SEM-analizo. Ker ima tehnika magnetnih nanodelcev veliko prednosti pri ločevanju, cenejši proizvodnji in nima negativnih učinkov na biološko aktivnost, se lahko potencialno uporablja pri encimski imobilizaciji
