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- Title
Preparation of Highly Efficient MRI Contrast Agents through Complexation of Cationic Gd<sup>III</sup>-Containing Metallosurfactant with Biocompatible Polyelectrolytes.
- Authors
Chen, Yingying; Zhu, Qin; Cui, Xinghui; Tang, Weijun; Yang, Heng; Yuan, Yuan; Hu, Aiguo
- Abstract
Novel contrast agents were developed through assembling of GdIII-containing metallosurfactant (MS) with biocompatible polyelectrolytes sodium hyaluronate (HA), heparinsodium (HS) and dextran sulfate sodium (DSS). The formed polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes showed different structural patterns as the charge ratio increased, including spherical aggregates, rod-like aggregates and network patterns in monovalent HA system, while spherical structures emerged in multivalent HS and DSS systems. Energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis and scanning electron microscopy mapping showed the presence of GdIII in these complexes. Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry was further used to quantify the contents of GdIII in the assemblies. T1 magnetic resonance imaging showed that these GdIII-loaded complexes exhibited relaxivity of up to 63.81 m M−1 s−1, much higher than that of Ominiscan (4.64 m M−1 s−1). The cytotoxicity test in vitro demonstrated the excellent biocompatibility of these complexes, which is essential for clinical application.
- Subjects
MAGNETIC resonance imaging; CONTRAST media; BIOMEDICAL materials; DEXTRAN sulfate; POLYELECTROLYTES; SCANNING electron microscopy; ATOMIC emission spectroscopy
- Publication
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2014, Vol 20, Issue 39, p12477
- ISSN
0947-6539
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/chem.201402530