Iron oxide nanorods as high-performance magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents1. Issue 20 (28th May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mohapatra, Jeotikanta; Mitra, Arijit; Tyagi, Himanshu; Bahadur, D.; Aslam, M.
• Is Part Of: Nanoscale. Volume 7:Issue 20(2015)
• Page Start: 9174
• Page End: 9184
• Publication Date: 2015-05-28
• Subjects: Nanoscience -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; 620.505
• DOI: 10.1039/c5nr00055f
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-3364

Abstract

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