title: Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Europium(III) DO3A as a Bimodal Imaging Probe.
abstract: A new prototype consisting of ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) nanoparticles decorated with europium(III) ions encapsulated in a DO3A organic scaffold was designed as a platform for further development of bimodal contrast agents for MRI and optical imaging. The USPIO nanoparticles act as negative MRI contrast agents, whereas the europium(III) ion is a luminophore that is suitable for use in optical imaging detection. The functionalized USPIO nanoparticles were characterized by TEM, DLS, XRD, FTIR, and TXRF analysis, and a full investigation of the relaxometric and optical properties was conducted. The typical luminescence emission of europium(III) was observed and the main red emission wavelength was found at 614 nm. The relaxometric study of these ultrasmall nanoparticles showed r2 values of 114.8 mM(-1) Fes(-1) at 60 MHz, which is nearly double the r2 relaxivity of Sinerem(®).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F/200D, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carron
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F/200D, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bloemen
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Organic and Biomedical Chemistry, University of Mons, Place du Parc 23, 7000, Mons, Belgium.|Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), 6041, Gosselies, Belgium.
authors.forename: Luce
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vander Elst
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Organic and Biomedical Chemistry, University of Mons, Place du Parc 23, 7000, Mons, Belgium.|Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), 6041, Gosselies, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F/200D, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Verbiest
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F/200D, 3001, Leuven, Belgium. tatjana.vogt@chem.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Tatjana N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Parac-Vogt
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D003911:Dextrans / Q000737:chemistry*; D005063:Europium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D049449:Luminescence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D003911:Dextrans; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles; C097921:ferumoxtran-10; C000499:ferric oxide; D005063:Europium
keywords: dyes/pigments; lanthanides; luminescence; magnetic properties; nanoparticles