@article{777841,
      recid = {777841},
      author = {Laurent, Sophie. and Henoumont, Céline. and Stanicki,  Dimitri. and Boutry, Sébastien. and Lipani, Estelle. and  Belaid, Sarah. and Muller, Robert N. and Vander Elst,  Luce.},
      title = {MRI contrast agents : from molecules to particles /},
      pages = {1 online resource (vii, 125 pages) :},
      abstract = {This book describes the multiple aspects of (i)  preparation of the magnetic core, (ii) the stabilization  with different coatings, (iii) the physico-chemical  characterization and (iv) the vectorization to obtain  specific nanosystems. Several bio-applications are also  presented in this book. In the early days of Magnetic  Resonance Imaging (MRI), paramagnetic ions were proposed as  contrast agents to enhance the diagnostic quality of MR  images. Since then, academic and industrial efforts have  been devoted to the development of new and more efficient  molecular, supramolecular and nanoparticular systems. Old  concepts and theories, like paramagnetic relaxation, were  revisited and exploited, leading to new scientific tracks.  With their high relaxivity payload, the superparamagnetic  nanoparticles are very appealing in the context of  molecular imaging but challenges are still numerous:  absence of toxicity, specificity, ability to cross the  biological barriers, etc. .},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/777841},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2529-7},
}