Synthesis, characterizations, and 9.4 tesla t2 mr images of polyacrylic acid‐coated terbium(iii) and holmium(iii) oxide nanoparticles

Shanti Marasini, Huan Yue, Son Long Ho, Ji Ae Park, Soyeon Kim, Ki Hye Jung, Hyunsil Cha, Shuwen Liu, Tirusew Tegafaw, Mohammad Yaseen Ahmad, Adibehalsadat Ghazanfari, Kwon Seok Chae, Yongmin Chang, Gang Ho Lee

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Abstract

Polyacrylic acid (PAA)‐coated lanthanide oxide (Ln2O3) nanoparticles (NPs) (Ln = Tb and Ho) with high colloidal stability and good biocompatibility were synthesized, characterized, and investigated as a new class of negative (T2) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents at high MR fields. Their r2 values were appreciable at a 3.0 T MR field and higher at a 9.4 T MR field, whereas their r1 values were negligible at all MR fields, indicating their exclusive induction of T2 relaxations with negligible induction of T1 relaxations. Their effectiveness as T2 MRI contrast agents at high MR fields was confirmed from strong negative contrast enhancements in in vivo T2 MR images at a 9.4 T MR field after intravenous administration into mice tails.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1355
JournalNanomaterials
Volume11
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2021

Keywords

  • High MR field
  • Ho2O3
  • MRI
  • Nanoparticles
  • Polyacrylic acid‐coating
  • Tb2O3

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