title: Cleavable β-cyclodextrin nanocapsules incorporating Gd(III)-chelates as bioresponsive MRI probes.
abstract: Perthiolated β-cyclodextrin-based nanocapsules incorporating diaquo Gd(III)-complexes represent a promising new type of bioresponsive MRI contrast agent, showing a pronounced relaxivity change upon degradation in a reducing environment.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e della Vita, Università del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Viale T. Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fekete
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tei
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Botta
mesh_terms: D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D053769:Nanocapsules / Q000737:chemistry*; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002614:Chelating Agents; D003287:Contrast Media; D053769:Nanocapsules; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins; D005682:Gadolinium; C031215:betadex