Title :
Nanoshell Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents
Author :
Su, Chia-Hao ; Sheu, Hwo-Shuenn ; Lin, Chia-Yun ; Huang, Chih-Chia ; Lo, Yi-Wei ; Pu, Ying-Chih ; Weng, Jun-Cheng ; Shieh, Dar-Bin ; Chen, Jyh-Horng ; Chen-Sheng Yeh
Author_Institution :
Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan
Abstract :
In the present study, a new class of bimetallic MR contrast agent, Au3Cu1 hollow nanospheres is presented.The porous nanoshells were composed of Au3Cu1 structures, thickness determined by selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) and XRD measurements, with low crystallinity.
Keywords :
X-ray diffraction; bimetals; biomedical MRI; biomedical materials; copper alloys; electron diffraction; gold alloys; nanobiotechnology; nanoporous materials; Au3Cu1; Au3Cu1 hollow nanospheres; SAED; XRD; bimetallic MR contrast agent; crystallinity; magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents; porous nanoshells; selected-area electron diffraction; Accelerated aging; Biomedical imaging; In vivo; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical diagnostic imaging; Mice; Nanobioscience; Synchrotron radiation; Water; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Microprocesses and Nanotechnology, 2007 Digest of papers
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-4-9902472-4-9
DOI :
10.1109/IMNC.2007.4456209