Gold nanoparticles functionalised with stable, fast water exchanging Gd3+ chelates as high relaxivity contrast agents for MRI [PDF]
, 2012 Gold nanoparticles functionalized with Gd3+ chelates displaying fast water exchange, superb pH stability and inertness towards transmetalation with Zn2+ have been prepared and characterized as a new high relaxivity (29 mM-1s-1, 30 MHz, 25 ºC) Contrast ...
Ferreira, Miguel Filipe Moreira Marques +6 more
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Gold-Nanoparticle Hybrid Nanostructures for Multimodal Cancer Therapy
Nanomaterials, 2022 With the urgent need for bio-nanomaterials to improve the currently available cancer treatments, gold nanoparticle (GNP) hybrid nanostructures are rapidly rising as promising multimodal candidates for cancer therapy.
Amaal Abdulraqeb Ali +3 more
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Theranostic Fibers for Simultaneous Imaging and Drug Delivery [PDF]
, 2016 New methods for creating theranostic systems with simultaneous encapsulation of therapeutic, diagnostic, and targeting agents are much sought after. This work reports for the first time the use of coaxial electrospinning to prepare such systems in the ...
Bligh, S.W.A. +9 more
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Engineered nanomaterials for biomedical applications [PDF]
, 2014 Engineered nanomaterials (ENM) have emerged as attractive and promising candidates for a wide range of advanced applications including in particular in medicine.
Feliu Torres, Neus
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MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery in musculoskeletal diseases: the hot topics [PDF]
, 2015 MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) is a minimally invasive treatment guided by the most sophisticated imaging tool available in today's clinical practice.
Albisinni, Ugo +6 more
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Gas-filled phospholipid nanoparticles conjugated with gadolinium play a role as a potential theragnostics for MR-guided HIFU ablation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 To develop a long-circulating theragnostics, meaning therapeutics and diagnostics for MR-guided HIFU ablation, we designed and prepared Gd-C(5)F(12)-phospholipid nanobubbles (PLNs) 30-100 nm in diameter.
Se-Young Choi +4 more
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Thermodynamic stability and relaxation studies of small, triaza-macrocylic Mn(II) chelates [PDF]
, 2013 Due to its favorable relaxometric properties, Mn2+ is an appealing metal ion for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. This paper reports the synthesis and characterization of three new triazadicarboxylate-type ligands and their Mn2+ chelates
André, João P. +5 more
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Differences in magnetic particle uptake by CNS neuroglial subclasses: implications for neural tissue engineering [PDF]
, 2013 AIM: To analyze magnetic particle uptake and intracellular processing by the four main non-neuronal subclasses of the CNS: oligodendrocyte precursor cells; oligodendrocytes; astrocytes; and microglia.
Chari, DM +4 more
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Fabrication and characterization of multiscale electrospun scaffolds for cartilage regeneration [PDF]
, 2013 Recently, scaffolds for tissue regeneration purposes have been observed to utilize nanoscale features in an effort to reap the cellular benefits of scaffold features resembling extracellular matrix (ECM) components.
Antonios G Mikos +6 more
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PSMA-Directed Theragnostics: Transforming Prostate Cancer Landscape
healthbook TIMES. Oncology Hematology, 2023 Early diagnosis and the detection of distant metastases and recurrences in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) have been notably improved in recent decades through advances in imaging techniques.
Alex Friedlaender +2 more
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