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Back Cover: Simple Synthesis and Functionalization of Iron Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 18/2011)
Author(s) -
Cheong Soshan,
Ferguson Peter,
Feindel Kirk W.,
Hermans Ian F.,
Callaghan Paul T.,
Meyer Claire,
Slocombe Angela,
Su ChiaHao,
Cheng FongYu,
Yeh ChenSheng,
Ingham Bridget,
Toney Michael F.,
Tilley Richard D.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201102240
Subject(s) - oleylamine , nanoparticle , surface modification , nanotechnology , magnetic resonance imaging , magnetic nanoparticles , materials science , iron oxide nanoparticles , nuclear magnetic resonance , chemistry , physics , medicine , radiology
Strongly magnetic single‐crystal iron core/iron oxide shell nanoparticles have been synthesized in a facile manner without the need for highly toxic precursors (DMSA=dimercaptosuccinic acid, OLA=oleylamine). R. D. Tilley et al. describe in their Communication on page 4206 ff. , how the nanoparticles are highly effective as negative contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. In vivo studies show that the core/shell nanoparticles enable the successful detection of tumors as small as 1–3 nm.