Open-source, partially 3D-printed, high-pressure (50-bar) liquid-nitrogen-cooled parahydrogen generator
Frowin Ellermann, Andrey N. Pravdivtsev, Jan‐Bernd Hövener
Abstract
Abstract. The signal of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be enhanced by several orders of magnitude using hyperpolarization. In comparison to a broadly used dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) technique that is already used in clinical trials, the parahydrogen (pH2)-based hyperpolarization approaches are less cost-intensive, are scalable, and offer high throughput. However, a pH2 generator is necessary. Available commercial pH2 generators are relatively expensive (EUR 10 000–150 000). To facilitate the spread of pH2-based hyperpolarization studies, here we provide the blueprints and 3D models as open-source for a low-cost (EUR <3000) 50-bar liquid-nitrogen-cooled pH2 generator.