Hydrofluoric acid-induced fluorination and formation of silica nanocapsules for 19F magnetic resonance imaging

Luís M. F. Lopes; Laura M. Ilharco

doi:10.1039/C3RA47842D

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Hydrofluoric acid-induced fluorination and formation of silica nanocapsules for ¹⁹F magnetic resonance imaging†

Luís M. F. Lopes^a and Laura M. Ilharco*^a

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^a CQFM – Centro de Química-Física Molecular and IN – Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
E-mail: lilharco@ist.utl.pt
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Abstract

A new, easy and economical method for the production of fluorinated hollow silica nanoparticles using an aqueous hydrofluoric acid solution is reported, and a physico-chemical insight is proposed.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA47842D
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 20 Dec 2013
Accepted: 17 Feb 2014
First published: 18 Feb 2014

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RSC Adv., 2014,4, 16931-16934

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Hydrofluoric acid-induced fluorination and formation of silica nanocapsules for ¹⁹F magnetic resonance imaging

L. M. F. Lopes and L. M. Ilharco, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 16931 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA47842D

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