Superparamagnetic gadonanotubes are high-performance MRI contrast agents

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Balaji Sitharaman · Rice University

Kyle Kissell · Rice University

Keith B. Hartman · Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology

Lesa A. Tran · Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology

A. Baikalov · University of Houston

Irene Rusakova · University of Houston

Yanyi Sun ·

Abstract

We report the nanoscale loading and confinement of aquated Gd3+n-ion clusters within ultra-short single-walled carbon nanotubes (US-tubes); these Gd3+n@US-tube species are linear superparamagnetic molecular magnets with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) efficacies 40 to 90 times larger than any Gd3+-based contrast agent (CA) in current clinical use.

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Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes Magnetism in coordination complexes Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications

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Published in: Chemical Communications

DOI: 10.1039/b504435a

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 11.03

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