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Surface coated Eu(OH)3 nanorods: A facile synthesis, characterization, MR relaxivities and in vitro cytotoxicity

  • Krishna Kattel
  • , Ja Young Park
  • , Wenlong Xu
  • , Badrul Alam Bony
  • , Woo Cheol Heo
  • , Tirusew Tegafaw
  • , Cho Rong Kim
  • , Md Wasi Ahmad
  • , Seonguk Jin
  • , Jong Su Baeck
  • , Yongmin Chang
  • , Tae Jeong Kim
  • , Ji Eun Bae
  • , Kwon Seok Chae
  • , Ji Yun Jeong
  • , Gang Ho Lee
  • Kyungpook National University

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7214-7219
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume13
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2013

Keywords

  • Cytotoxicity
  • Eu(OH) nanorod
  • Fluorescent properties
  • Water proton relaxivities.

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