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Cover Picture: NMR Hyperpolarization Techniques of Gases (Chem. Eur. J. 4/2017)
Author(s) -
Barskiy Danila A.,
Coffey Aaron M.,
Nikolaou Panayiotis,
Mikhaylov Dmitry M.,
Goodson Boyd M.,
Branca Rosa T.,
Lu George J.,
Shapiro Mikhail G.,
Telkki VilleVeikko,
Zhivonitko Vladimir V.,
Koptyug Igor V.,
Salnikov Oleg G.,
Kovtunov Kirill V.,
Bukhtiyarov Valerii I.,
Rosen Matthew S.,
Barlow Michael J.,
Safavi Shahideh,
Hall Ian P.,
Schröder Leif,
Chekmenev Eduard Y.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201604810
Subject(s) - hyperpolarization (physics) , polarization (electrochemistry) , chemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance , nanotechnology , materials science , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , physics
Nuclear spin polarization can be significantly increased through the process of hyperpolarization, leading to an increase in the sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance experiments by 4–8 orders of magnitude. Hyperpolarized gases can be more readily separated from the compounds used to mediate the hyperpolarization processes. These pure hyperpolarized gases enabled many novel MRI applications including the visualization of void spaces, imaging of lung function, remote detection, etc. This article covers the fundamentals of the preparation of hyperpolarized gases and focuses on selected applications of interest to biomedicine and materials science. More information can be found in the Minireview by E. Y. Chekmenev et al. on page 725 ff.