Issue 4, 2019

Fe3O4–ZIF-8 assemblies as pH and glutathione responsive T2T1 switching magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent for sensitive tumor imaging in vivo

Abstract

A small Fe3O4 nanoparticles-based T1 contrast agent was assembled into a pH- and glutathione-responsive T2T1 switching contrast agent, Fe3O4–ZIF-8. In vivo T1-weighted images of mice showed that Fe3O4–ZIF-8 displayed darkening contrast enhancement for liver sites, while darkening to brightening contrast enhancement at tumor sites, giving large inverse contrast for distinguishing the normal and tumor tissues.

Graphical abstract: Fe3O4–ZIF-8 assemblies as pH and glutathione responsive T2–T1 switching magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent for sensitive tumor imaging in vivo

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Nov 2018
Accepted
28 Nov 2018
First published
29 Nov 2018

Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 478-481

Fe3O4–ZIF-8 assemblies as pH and glutathione responsive T2T1 switching magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent for sensitive tumor imaging in vivo

J. Lin, P. Xin, L. An, Y. Xu, C. Tao, Q. Tian, Z. Zhou, B. Hu and S. Yang, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 478 DOI: 10.1039/C8CC08943D

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