• 文献标题:   Two-photon graphene quantum dot modified Gd2O3 nanocomposites as a dual-mode MRI contrast agent and cell labelling agent
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG FH, BAE K, HUANG ZW, XUE JM
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  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE
  • ISSN:   2040-3364 EI 2040-3372
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Univ Singapore
  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1039/c7nr08068a
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

For obtaining high-resolution macroscopical anatomical information and high sensitivity microscopical optical signals, it is highly desirable to develop dual-modality magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fluorescent probes in medical imaging simultaneously. In this study, Gd2O3 nanoparticles were modified with two-photon graphene quantum dots (GQD), integrating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent with two-photon imaging functionality into one nanoprobe. A photoluminescence study indicated that the GQD modification process integrated MRI properties with both one-photon and two-photon imaging properties. Gd2O3/GQD nanocomposites showed a significantly improved longitudinal relaxivity (r(1) = 15.995 mM(-1) s(-1)) in comparison with commercial Magnevist (Gd-DTPA, r(1) = 4.5 mM(-1) s(-1)) and some reported papers. Excellent water solubility and good biocompatibility make Gd2O3/GQD nanocomposites an ideal dual-modal imaging agent, suggesting their potential and significant biological and clinical applications in the future.