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Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles With Europium(III) DO3A as a Bimodal Imaging Probe

Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles With Europium(III) DO3A as a Bimodal Imaging Probe

Sophie Carron, Maarten Bloemen, Luce Vander Elst, Sophie Laurent, Thierry Verbiest, Tatjana N Parac-Vogt

Chemistry. 2016 Mar 18;22(13):4521-7.

PMID: 26880696

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(®).

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP1308969	Europium(III) oxide		1308-96-9	Price

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