The chemistry of the less familiar elements is a fascinating topic especially for the inorganic
minded. The lanthanides, or rare earths, comprise the 5d block of the periodic table and …

Dendrimers are discrete nanostructures/nanoparticles with 'onion skin‐like'branched layers.
Beginning with a core, these nanostructures grow in concentric layers to produce stepwise …

Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging is a relatively new magnetic
resonance imaging contrast approach in which exogenous or endogenous compounds …

In recent decades, rare earths have become vital to a wealth of advanced materials and
technologies including catalysts, alloys, magnets, optics and lasers, rechargeable hydride …

Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) is a magnetization transfer (MT) technique to
indirectly detect pools of exchangeable protons through the water signal. CEST MRI has …

Purpose: Modern imaging technologies such as CT, PET, SPECT, and MRI employ contrast
agents to visualize the tumor microenvironment, providing information on malignancy and …

Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) has emerged as a novel MRI contrast
mechanism that is well suited for molecular imaging studies. This new mechanism can be …

Purpose A practical, noninvasive method is needed to measure the extracellular pH (pHe)
within in vivo tumors to longitudinally monitor tumor acidosis. We have optimized a …

Tissue pH is an indicator of altered cellular metabolism in diseases including stroke and
cancer. Ischemic tissue often becomes acidic due to increased anaerobic respiration …

Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI is a versatile imaging method that
probes the chemical exchange between bulk water and exchangeable protons. CEST …