Abstract
The water-soluble and biocompatible D-glucuronic acid coated Eu(OH) 3 nanorods (average thickness x average length=9.0×118.3 nm) have been prepared in one-pot synthesis. The D-glucuronic acid coated Eu(OH)3 nanorods showed a strong fluorescence at ∼600 nm with a narrow emission band width. A cytotoxicity test by using DU145 cells showed that D-glucuronic acid coated Eu(OH)3 nanorods are not toxic up to 100 μM, making them a promising candidate for biomedical applications such as fluorescent imaging. The minimum Eu concentration needed for a conventional confocal imaging was estimated to be ∼0.1 mM. Therefore, D-glucuronic acid coated Eu(OH) 3 nanorods can be applied to fluorescent imaging. However, a very tiny magnetization of ∼1.2 emu/g at room temperature and at an applied field of 5 tesla was observed. As a result, very small r1 and r 2 water proton relaxivities were estimated, implying that surface coated Eu(OH)3 nanorods are not sufficient for MRI contrast agents.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7214-7219 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2013 |
Keywords
- Cytotoxicity
- Eu(OH) nanorod
- Fluorescent properties
- Water proton relaxivities.
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