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Non-covalent self assembly controls the relaxivity of magnetically active guests.

ABSTRACT: The relaxivity of a magnetically responsive Gd complex can be controlled by non-covalent molecular recognition with a water-soluble deep cavitand. Lowered relaxivity is conferred by a self-assembled micellar "off state", and the contrast can be regenerated by addition of a superior guest.

SUBMITTER: Li V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3943342 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Non-covalent self assembly controls the relaxivity of magnetically active guests.

Li Vincent V Ghang Yoo-Jin YJ Hooley Richard J RJ Williams Travis J TJ

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20140201 11

The relaxivity of a magnetically responsive Gd complex can be controlled by non-covalent molecular recognition with a water-soluble deep cavitand. Lowered relaxivity is conferred by a self-assembled micellar "off state", and the contrast can be regenerated by addition of a superior guest. ...[more]

PMID: 24346341

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