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Examining MRI Contrast in Three-Dimensional Cell Culture Phantoms with DNA-Templated Nanoparticle Chains.
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PMID:  21381721     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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DNA-templated nanoparticle (NP) chains were examined as potential magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents using in vitro environments of the extracellular matrix and tissue. A 3-Tesla clinical MRI scanner was utilized to examine and compare image contrast enhancement caused by dispersed NPs, DNA-templated NP chains, gold-superparamagnetic multi-component NP chains, and polyelectrolyte encapsulated, multi-component NP chains in both T1-weighted and T2-weighted images. In addition, the longitudinal and transverse relaxivity (r1 and r2) changes were measured both in the basement membrane, using Matrigel®, and in the tissue environment, using in vitro 3D cell culture scaffolds. Results suggest that MRI contrast was significantly enhanced from NP chains compared to dispersed NPs in the basement membrane. Polyelectrolyte encapsulation for NP chains produced similar relaxivity to non-encapsulated NP chains due to the enhanced cell uptake of encapsulated NP chains.
Authors:
Hamsa Jaganathan; Daniel L Hugar; Albena Ivanisevic
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-3-7
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Title:  ACS applied materials & interfaces     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1944-8244     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
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Created Date:  2011-3-8     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  101504991     Medline TA:  ACS Appl Mater Interfaces     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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