Cubic Iron Core–Shell Nanoparticles Functionalized to Obtain High-Performance MRI Contrast Agents
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Volokhova, M.; Shugai, A.; Tsujimoto, M.; Kubo, A.-L.; Telliskivi, S.; Nigul, M.; Uudeküll, P.; Vija, H.; Bondarenko, O.M.; Adamson, J.; et al. Cubic Iron Core–Shell Nanoparticles Functionalized to Obtain High-Performance MRI Contrast Agents. Materials 2022, 15, 2228. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15062228
Volokhova M, Shugai A, Tsujimoto M, Kubo A-L, Telliskivi S, Nigul M, Uudeküll P, Vija H, Bondarenko OM, Adamson J, et al. Cubic Iron Core–Shell Nanoparticles Functionalized to Obtain High-Performance MRI Contrast Agents. Materials. 2022; 15(6):2228. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15062228
Chicago/Turabian StyleVolokhova, Maria, Anna Shugai, Masahiko Tsujimoto, Anna-Liisa Kubo, Sven Telliskivi, Mait Nigul, Peep Uudeküll, Heiki Vija, Olesja M. Bondarenko, Jasper Adamson, and et al. 2022. "Cubic Iron Core–Shell Nanoparticles Functionalized to Obtain High-Performance MRI Contrast Agents" Materials 15, no. 6: 2228. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15062228