title: Water-soluble rhamnose-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles.
abstract: Water-soluble biocompatible rhamnose-coated Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles of 4.0 nm are obtained by covalent anchorage of rhamnose on the nanoparticles surface via a phosphate linker. These nanoparticles present superparamagnetic behavior and nuclear relaxivities in the same order of magnitude as Endorem that make them potential magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents of a second generation, where the saccharides represent also specific ligands able to target lectins on skin cells.
authors: Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253 CNRS-UM2, Chimie Moléculaire et Organisation du Solide, Université Montpellier II, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors: Lenaic
authors: L
authors: Lartigue
authors: Khalid
authors: K
authors: Oumzil
authors: Yannick
authors: Y
authors: Guari
authors: Joulia
authors: J
authors: Larionova
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Guérin
authors: Jean-Louis
authors: JL
authors: Montero
authors: Veronique
authors: V
authors: Barragan-Montero
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Sangregorio
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Caneschi
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Innocenti
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Kalaivani
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Arosio
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lascialfari
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000187:drug effects; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles; D012210:Rhamnose / Q000737:chemistry*; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D037102:Lectins; D014867:Water; D012210:Rhamnose; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide