Boron nitride nanotubes as T 2-weighted MRI contrast agents

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 2561-2565

  Calucci, Lucia ^a   Ciofani, Gianni ^b   De Marchi, Daniele ^c   Forte, Claudia ^a   Menciassi, Arianna ^b   Menichetti, Luca ^a,c   Positano, Vincenzo ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE TOSCANA GABRIELE MONASTERIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; CONTRAST AGENT; CONTRAST-ENHANCEMENT; FE NANOPARTICLES; L-LYSINE; LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE RELAXATION TIME; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; MRI CONTRAST AGENTS; STATE PREPARATION; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC PROPERTY;

AMINO ACIDS; BORON; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOMAGNETICS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; NITRIDES; PROTONS; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM;

BORON NITRIDE;

EID: 77956334972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100895s     Document Type: Article

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