MRI contrast agents: Classification and application

YD Xiao, R Paudel, J Liu, C Ma… - International …, 2016 - spandidos-publications.com
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents are categorised according to the
following specific features: chemical composition including the presence or absence of …

Magnetic nanoparticles: design and characterization, toxicity and biocompatibility, pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

LH Reddy, JL Arias, J Nicolas, P Couvreur - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
In recent years, considerable efforts have been spent in the development of magnetic
nanoparticles (MNPs), the understanding of their behavior, and the improvement of their …

Magnetic hydrogels and their potential biomedical applications

Y Li, G Huang, X Zhang, B Li, Y Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels find widespread applications in biomedical engineering due to their hydrated
environment and tunable properties (eg, mechanical, chemical, biocompatible) similar to the …

Magnetic nanoparticles in MR imaging and drug delivery

C Sun, JSH Lee, M Zhang - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) possess unique magnetic properties and the ability to
function at the cellular and molecular level of biological interactions making them an …

Recent advances in iron oxide nanocrystal technology for medical imaging

C Corot, P Robert, JM Idée, M Port - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
Superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (SPIO and USPIO) have a variety of applications in
molecular and cellular imaging. Most of the recent research has concerned cellular imaging …

Dextran and polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG) coating reduce both 5 and 30 nm iron oxide nanoparticle cytotoxicity in 2D and 3D cell culture

M Yu, S Huang, KJ Yu, AM Clyne - International journal of molecular …, 2012 - mdpi.com
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are widely used in biomedical applications, yet
questions remain regarding the effect of nanoparticle size and coating on nanoparticle …

Folic acid‐PEG conjugated superparamagnetic nanoparticles for targeted cellular uptake and detection by MRI

C Sun, R Sze, M Zhang - … Materials Research Part A: An Official …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We report the development and in vitro study of a nanoconjugate serving as a targeted
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast enhancement agent for detection of cancer cells …

Tumoral distribution of long-circulating dextran-coated iron oxide nanoparticles in a rodent model

A Moore, E Marecos, A Bogdanov Jr, R Weissleder - Radiology, 2000 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To investigate the accumulation and cellular uptake of long-circulating dextran-
coated iron oxide (LCDIO) particles in malignant neoplasms in vivo. MATERIALS AND …

Metallic nanoparticles: technology overview & drug delivery applications in oncology

MZ Ahmad, S Akhter, GK Jain, M Rahman… - Expert opinion on …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: The targeted delivery of therapeutic agents to tumour cells is a
challenge because most of the chemotherapeutic agents distribute to the whole body, which …

Magnetically labeled cells can be detected by MR imaging

R Weissleder, HC Cheng, A Bogdanova… - Journal of Magnetic …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
To determine the feasibility of MR imaging of magnetically labeled cells, different cell lines
were labeled with monocrystalline iron oxide (MION) particles. Phantoms containing MION …