Preparation and characterization of amino-functionalized magnetic nanogels via photopolymerization for MRI applications

  • Yanbao Gong
  • , Mingxia Fan
  • , Feng Gao
  • , Jun Hong
  • , Shunying Liu
  • , Shufang Luo
  • , Jiahui Yu*
  • , Jin Huang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

To design peptide-targeted iron oxide as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents, amino-functionalized magnetic nanogels were prepared by using N-(2-aminoethyl) methacrylamide hydrochloride (AEM·HCl) as monomer via new photochemical approach. Their chemical structure and composition were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA). The core-shell structure of magnetic nanogels was confirmed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The good storage stability, high magnetic content (88.7%), high saturation magnetizations and superparamagnetic behavior suggested their great potentials as MRI contrast agents, which were confirmed by their measurements of r2 and coronal image of the crossing of mouse kidney.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)243-247
Number of pages5
JournalColloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
Volume71
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2009

Keywords

  • Amino-functionalized
  • Core-shell magnetic nanogels
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Photopolymerization
  • Superparamagnetism

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