Hydrophilic Biocompatible Poly(Acrylic Acid-co-Maleic Acid) Polymer as a Surface-Coating Ligand of Ultrasmall Gd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles to Obtain a High r<sub>1</sub> Value and T<sub>1</sub> MR Images

The water proton spin relaxivity, colloidal stability, and biocompatibility of nanoparticle-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents depend on the surface-coating ligands. Here, poly(acrylic acid-co-maleic acid) (PAAMA) (M<sub>w</sub> = ~3000 amu) is explored as a surface-c...

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Main Authors: Yeong-Ji Jang, Shuwen Liu, Huan Yue, Ji Ae Park, Hyunsil Cha, Son Long Ho, Shanti Marasini, Adibehalsadat Ghazanfari, Mohammad Yaseen Ahmad, Xu Miao, Tirusew Tegafaw, Kwon-Seok Chae, Yongmin Chang, Gang Ho Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/1/2

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