Enhanced ferrite nanoparticles as MRI contrast agents

Enhanced ferrite nanoparticles are a new class of contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The enhanced ferrites are synthesized by reverse micelles technique to form iron core and oxide or ferrite shell preventing further oxidation of the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are further fu...

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Published in:Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials 2007-04, Vol.311 (1), p.464-468
Main Authors: Shultz, Michael D., Calvin, Scott, Fatouros, Panos P., Morrison, Shannon A., Carpenter, Everett E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Enhanced ferrite
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Iron nanoparticle
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous. Technology
MRI
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
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Summary:Enhanced ferrite nanoparticles are a new class of contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The enhanced ferrites are synthesized by reverse micelles technique to form iron core and oxide or ferrite shell preventing further oxidation of the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are further functionalized using dopamine and PEG-600 to increase the solubility of the high magnetic moment nanoparticles. 1H relaxation measurements of aqueous solutions of the nanoparticles were conducted at 2.4 T. The relaxivities r 1 and r 2, representing the slopes of these curves, are 7.19 and 9.96 s −1 mM −1, respectively. These values should be compared with relaxivities of 4–5 s −1 mM −1 corresponding to commonly used commercial contrast agents in human MR examinations.
ISSN:0304-8853
DOI:10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.1188