Issue 19, 2008
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Chemical Communications

Zinc ferrite nanoparticles as MRI contrast agents†

Carlos Bárcena,a   Amandeep K. Sra,a   Girija S. Chaubey,b   Chalermchai Khemtong,a   J. Ping Liub  and  Jinming Gao*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, USA
E-mail: Jinming.Gao@UTSouthwestern.edu
Fax: +1 214 645 6349
Tel: +1 214 645 6370

b Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, 502 Yates Street, Arlington, USA

Abstract

Mixed spinel hydrophobic ZnxFe1−xO·Fe2O3 (up to x = 0.34) nanoparticles encapsulated in polymeric micelles exhibited increased T2 relaxivity and sensitivity of detection over clinically used Feridex®.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B801041B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Jan 2008
Accepted
15 Feb 2008
First published
11 Mar 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 2224-2226

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Zinc ferrite nanoparticles as MRI contrast agents

C. Bárcena, A. K. Sra, G. S. Chaubey, C. Khemtong, J. P. Liu and J. Gao, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2224 DOI: 10.1039/B801041B

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