MRI Contrast Agents From Molecules to Particles /

• Main Authors: Laurent, Sophie (Author), Henoumont, Céline (Author), Stanicki, Dimitri (Author), Boutry, Sébastien (Author), Lipani, Estelle (Author), Belaid, Sarah (Author), Muller, Robert N. (Author), Vander Elst, Luce (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Molecular biology.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Nanotechnology.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Biomedical Engineering.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Molecular Medicine.; Medical and Radiation Physics.

This book describes the multiple aspects of (i) preparation of the magnetic core, (ii) the stabilization with different coatings, (iii) the physico-chemical characterization and (iv) the vectorization to obtain specific nanosystems. Several bio-applications are also presented in this book. In the ea...

Table of Contents:

• Nanomaterials in medicine
• Magnetic properties (diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, ferrimagnetism, antiferromagnetism, superparamagnetism)
• Imaging probes
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Bases of MRI
• MRI contrast agents
• Paramagnetic gadolinium complexes
• Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
• Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles
• Stabilization of magnetic nanoparticles
• Physico-chemical characterization of nanoparticles
• MRI applications
• Conclusions.