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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1203-1208
Number of pages6
JournalBulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
Volume36
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2015

Keywords

  • Mixed Cu(II)/Gd(III) oxide nanoparticle
  • T MRI contrast agent
  • Water proton relaxivity
  • r/r ratio

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