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SUBMITTER: Kim J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7523649 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Johoon J Silva Alexander B AB Hsu Jessica C JC Maidment Portia S N PSN Shapira Nadav N Noël Peter B PB Cormode David P DP
Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society 20191204 1
Numerous formulations of nanoparticle-based X-ray computed tomography (CT) contrast agents made of heavy metal elements are under investigation for their ability to provide improved CT imaging. Thus far, most experimental nanoparticle-based CT contrast agents have been developed with atoms of a single element. However, inspired by the composites formed from multiple elements used in radioprotective garments, we hypothesized that contrast agents made of several elements whose K-edge energies are ...[more]