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Nano-graphene oxide composite for in vivo imaging.

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Introduction

Positron emission tomography (PET) tracers has the potential to revolutionize cancer imaging and diagnosis. PET tracers offer non-invasive quantitative imaging in biotechnology and biomedical applications, but it requires radioisotopes as radioactive imaging tracers or radiopharmaceuticals.

Method

This paper reports the synthesis of ¹⁸F-nGO-PEG by covalently functionalizing PEG with nano-graphene oxide, and its excellent stability in physiological solutions. Using a green synthesis route, nGO is then functionalized with a biocompatible PEG polymer to acquire high stability in PBS and DMEM.

Results and discussion

The radiochemical safety of ¹⁸F-nGO-PEG was measured by a reactive oxygen species and cell viability test. The biodistribution of ¹⁸F-nGO-PEG could be observed easily by PET, which suggested the significantly high sensitivity tumor uptake of ¹⁸F-nGO-PEG and in a tumor bearing CT-26 mouse compared to the control. ¹⁸F-nGO-PEG was applied successfully as an efficient radiotracer or drug agent in vivo using PET imaging. This article is expected to assist many researchers in the fabrication of ¹⁸F-labeled graphene-based bio-conjugates with high reproducibility for applications in the biomedicine field.

SUBMITTER: Jang SC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5757201 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nano-graphene oxide composite for in vivo imaging.

Jang Sung-Chan SC Kang Sung-Min SM Lee Jun Young JY Oh Seo Yeong SY Vilian At Ezhil AE Lee Ilsong I Han Young-Kyu YK Park Jeong Hoon JH Cho Wan-Seob WS Roh Changhyun C Huh Yun Suk YS

International journal of nanomedicine 20180103

<h4>Introduction</h4>Positron emission tomography (PET) tracers has the potential to revolutionize cancer imaging and diagnosis. PET tracers offer non-invasive quantitative imaging in biotechnology and biomedical applications, but it requires radioisotopes as radioactive imaging tracers or radiopharmaceuticals.<h4>Method</h4>This paper reports the synthesis of <sup>18</sup>F-nGO-PEG by covalently functionalizing PEG with nano-graphene oxide, and its excellent stability in physiological solutions ...[more]

PMID: 29379283

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Nano-graphene oxide composite for in vivo imaging.

Introduction

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Nano-graphene oxide composite for in vivo imaging.

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