Abstract
An ideal T1 MRI contrast agent should have a large r1 value and r2/r1 ratio, which is close to 1. In this study, a new approach to accomplish this is presented using the mixed Cu(II)/Gd(III) oxide nanoparticle. The D-glucuronic acid-coated Cu(II)/Gd(III) oxide nanoparticle showed r1 = 13.78 mM-1 s-1 and r2 = 14.48 mM-1 s-1 (r2/r1 = 1.05). This result is due to reduced magnetization of mixed nanoparticle resulting from mixing of nearly nonmagnetic Cu(II) into the nanoparticle. This result shows that the D-glucuronic acid-coated Cu(II)/Gd(III) oxide nanoparticle is a potential T1 MRI contrast agent.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1203-1208 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Apr 2015 |
Keywords
- Mixed Cu(II)/Gd(III) oxide nanoparticle
- T MRI contrast agent
- Water proton relaxivity
- r/r ratio