Double-ligand modulation for engineering magnetic nanoclusters.
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SUBMITTER: Kim B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3614429 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
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Double-ligand modulation for engineering magnetic nanoclusters.
Kim Bongjune B Yang Jaemoon J Lim Eun-Kyung EK Park Joseph J Suh Jin-Suck JS Park Hyo Seon HS Huh Yong-Min YM Haam Seungjoo S
Nanoscale research letters 20130222 1
Magnetic nanoclusters (MNCs) are agglomerated individual magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) that show great promise in increasing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sensitivity. Here, we report an effective strategy to engineer MNCs based on double-ligand modulation to enhance MRI sensitivity. The oleic acid-coated individual MNPs self-assembled and then were enveloped by polysorbate 80, using a nanoemulsion method to prepare MNCs. By modulating the amounts of the two ligands, and thus the size and mag ...[more]
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