Assembly of near infra-red emitting upconverting nanoparticles and multiple Gd(iii)-chelates as a potential bimodal contrast agent for MRI and optical imaging1. Issue 25 (7th July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carron, Sophie; Li, Qiang Ying; Vander Elst, Luce; Muller, Robert N.; Parac-Vogt, Tatjana N.; Capobianco, John A.
• Is Part Of: Dalton transactions. Volume 44:Issue 25(2015)
• Page Start: 11331
• Page End: 11339
• Publication Date: 2015-07-07
• Subjects: Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; 546.05
• DOI: 10.1039/c5dt00919g
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-9226

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj146spsmr" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />Linking multiple paramagnetic Gd(<sc>iii</sc>)-DO3A chelates to the surface of NaGdF₄:Yb³⁺, Tm³⁺ upconverting nanoparticles resulted in an assembly that has favorable properties for MRI and OI.</p> </abstract>