Assessment of Gold-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Negative T2 Contrast Agent in Small Animal MRI Studies.
Stefania D IancuCamelia AlbuLiviu ChiriacRemus MoldovanAndrei StefancuVlad MoisoiuVasile ComanLaszlo SzaboNicolae LeoploldZoltán BálintPublished in: International journal of nanomedicine (2020)
The obtained stable, gold covered, iron oxide nanoparticles with reduced cytotoxicity, gave a negative T2 signal in the MRI, which makes them suitable for candidates as contrast agent in small animal MRI applications.