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Nanotechnology. 2008 Apr;19(16):165101. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/16/165101.

Synthesis and characterization of PVP-coated large core iron oxide nanoparticles as an MRI contrast agent.

Nanotechnology

Ha-Young Lee, Sang-Hoon Lee, Chenjie Xu, Jin Xie, Jin-Hyung Lee, Bing Wu, Ai Leen Koh, Xiaoying Wang, Robert Sinclair, Shan X Wang, Dwight G Nishimura, Sandip Biswal, Shouheng Sun, Sun Hang Cho, Xiaoyuan Chen

Affiliations

  1. Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS) and Bio-X Department of Radiology, Stanford University, 1201 Welch Rd P095, Stanford, CA 94305-5484, USA.

PMID: 21394237 PMCID: PMC3050625 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/16/165101

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to synthesize biocompatible polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-coated iron oxide (PVP-IO) nanoparticles and to evaluate their efficacy as a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent. The PVP-IO nanoparticles were synthesized by a thermal decomposition method and characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and a superconducting quantum interface device (SQUID). The core size of the particles is about 8-10 nm and the overall size is around 20-30 nm. The measured r(2) (reciprocal of T(2) relaxation time) and r2∗ (reciprocal of T2∗ relaxation time) are 141.2 and 338.1 (s mM)(-1), respectively. The particles are highly soluble and stable in various buffers and in serum. The macrophage uptake of PVP-IO is comparable to that of Feridex as measured by a Prussian blue iron stain and phantom study. The signal intensity of a rabbit liver was effectively reduced after intravenous administration of PVP-IO. Therefore PVP-IO nanoparticles are potentially useful for T(2)-weighted MR imaging.

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