title: A novel biomimetic material--glycine-PVA ferrofluid that crosses the blood-brain barrier.
abstract: The present study describes the efficacy of the glycine-poly(vinyl)alcohol ferrofluid as a contrast enhancer for Magnetic resonance imaging. Interaction between inorganic minerals and biomolecules are extremely unique and interesting. The results demonstrate that ferro fluids can be a good contrast enhancer for Magnetic Resonance Imaging as seen in the very first results after MRI studies.
authors.affiliation: Biomimetics Group, National Metallurgical Laboratory, (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India), Burmamines, Jamshedpur 831001, India.
authors.forename: Suprabha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayar
authors.forename: Avijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005998:Glycine / Q000737:chemistry*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005290:Ferric Compounds; C000499:ferric oxide; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol; D005998:Glycine