Abstract
We describe a new method for coating superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIOs) and demonstrate that, by fine-tuning the core size and PEG coating of SPIOs, the T2 relaxivity per particle can be increased by >200-fold. With 14 nm core and PEG1000 coating, SPIOs can have T2 relaxivity of 385 s-1 mM-1, which is among the highest per-Fe atom relaxivities. In vivo tumor imaging results demonstrated the potential of the SPIOs for clinical applications.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4607-4613 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Nano Letters |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 10 2010 |
Funding
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute | U54CA119338 |
| National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute |
Keywords
- MRI contrast agent
- SPIO
- molecular imaging
- nuclear relaxation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanical Engineering
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