Dendronized iron oxide nanoparticles as contrast agents for MRI.
Covalent attachment, through a phosphonate anchor, of hydrophilic pegylated dendrons on iron oxide nanoparticles results in versatile, robust, and highly relaxing MRI contrast agents.
Basly
Brice
B
IPCMS, UMR CNRS-UdS-ECPM 7504 23 rue du loess BP 43, 67034 Strasbourg, France.
Felder-Flesch
Delphine
D
Perriat
Pascal
P
Billotey
Claire
C
Taleb
Jacqueline
J
Pourroy
Geneviève
G
Begin-Colin
Sylvie
S
D000873:Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size
D000873:Anthracenes; D003287:Contrast Media; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D063065:Organophosphonates; C501244:dendron; C000499:ferric oxide