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dc.contributor.authorLi, Y.
dc.contributor.authorLaurent, S.
dc.contributor.authorEsser, L.
dc.contributor.authorVander Elst, L.
dc.contributor.authorMuller, R.
dc.contributor.authorLowe, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorBoyer, C.
dc.contributor.authorDavis, T.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:34:42Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:34:42Z
dc.date.created2015-07-21T20:00:59Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationLi, Y. and Laurent, S. and Esser, L. and Vander Elst, L. and Muller, R. and Lowe, A. and Boyer, C. et al. 2014. The Precise Molecular Location of Gadolinium Atoms has a Significant Influence on the Efficacy of Nanoparticulate MRI Positive Contrast Agents. Polymer Chemistry. 5 (7): pp. 2592-2601.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3849
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/c3py01676e
dc.description.abstract

In this work, we studied the influence of the structure of macromolecular ligands on the relaxivity of gadolinium contrast agents constructed as nanoparticle systems. Macromolecular ligands were assembled as single-molecule nanoparticles in the form of either discrete core cross-linked star polymers or hyperbranched polymers. 1-(5-Amino-3-aza-2-oxypentyl)-4,7,10-tris(tert-butoxycarbonylmethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraaza-cyclododecane (DO3A–tBu–NH2) chelate was incorporated into different parts (arms, cores, and end-groups) of the polymeric structures using activated ester/amine nucleophilic substitutions, deprotected and complexed with Gd3+. The relaxivity properties of the ligated Gd3+ agents were then studied to evaluate the effect of macromolecular architecture and Gd3+ placement on their behavior as discrete nanoparticle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. The precise placement of Gd3+ in the polymeric structures (and therefore in the nanoparticles) proved to be critical in optimizing the performance of the nanoparticles as MRI contrast agents. The relaxivity was measured to vary from 11 to 22 mM−1 s−1, 2–5 times higher than that of a commercial DOTA–Gd contrast agent when using a magnetic field strength of 0.47 T. The relaxivity of these nanoparticles was examined at different magnetic fields from 0.47 T to 9.4 T. Finally, the residence time of the coordinated water (τM) and the rotational correlation time of the final molecule (τR) were evaluated for these different nanostructures and correlated with the polymeric architecture.

dc.publisherR S C Publications
dc.titleThe Precise Molecular Location of Gadolinium Atoms has a Significant Influence on the Efficacy of Nanoparticulate MRI Positive Contrast Agents
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume5
dcterms.source.startPage2592
dcterms.source.endPage2601
dcterms.source.issn1759-9954
dcterms.source.titlePolymer Chemistry
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