One-Step Preparation of Highly Stable Copper–Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles in Water Suitable for MRI Thermometry
Dorota Lachowicz, John Stroud, J Hankiewicz, River Gassen, Angelika Kmita, Joanna Stępień, Z. Celiński, Marcin Sikora, J. Żukrowski, Marta Gajewska, M. Przybylski
Abstract
nanoparticles in the presence of a strong temperature gradient show a strong correlation between the temperature and the image intensity. The presented results support the hypothesis that CuZn ferrite nanoparticles can be used as a contrast agent for MRI thermometry.
Topics & Concepts
NanoparticleSuperparamagnetismMaterials scienceZinc ferriteNuclear magnetic resonancePolymerFerrite (magnet)Ethylene glycolCopperMRI contrast agentThermal decompositionChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryMagnetizationComposite materialMagnetic fieldMetallurgyOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysicsEngineeringCharacterization and Applications of Magnetic NanoparticlesNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMagnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites