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Microreview
Lanthanide Loaded Zeolites, Clays, and Mesoporous Silica Materials as MRI Probes†
Article first published online: 28 FEB 2012
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201101195
Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Issue
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Special Issue: Metal-Based MRI Probes (Cluster Issue)
Volume 2012, Issue 12, pages 1961–1974, April 2012
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How to Cite
Peters, J. A. and Djanashvili, K. (2012), Lanthanide Loaded Zeolites, Clays, and Mesoporous Silica Materials as MRI Probes. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2012: 1961–1974. doi: 10.1002/ejic.201101195
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 16 APR 2012
- Article first published online: 28 FEB 2012
- Manuscript Received: 27 OCT 2011
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Keywords:
- Zeolites;
- Gadolinium;
- Imaging agents;
- Nanoparticles
Abstract
Zeolites, clays, and mesoporous silica materials offer the possibility to be loaded with Ln3+ ions either by means of ion exchange of the cations that are balancing the negative charge of the framework or by grafting of Ln3+ chelates to the framework. In this Microreview, the structures of the materials used up to now are described and related to their stabilities and relaxometric behavior. The possible exploitation of the unique features of these materials as both positive and negative MRI contrast agents in multimodal probes and in theranostics are discussed.