Gadolinium metallo nanocongregates as potential magnetosensors for detecting early stage cancers

Journal Article · Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4918931· OSTI ID:22398980

Dutta, Ranu ^[1]; Pandey, Avinash C. ^[1]

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1. Nanotechnology Application Centre, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002 (India)

Gadolinium chelates and gadolinium based inorganic nanoparticles have been extensively studied, because of the high magnetic moment of gadolinium. Here, metallic gadolinium nanocongregates have been developed. Upon injecting these nanoparticles in the mice, they initially circulate in the blood stream and are localized at the cancer site, which could be visualized upon application of magnetic field hence acting as small magnetic nanosensors searching for even small cancers, detecting cancers at a very early stage.

• OSTI ID: 22398980
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 17; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
BLOOD
CHELATES
DETECTION
GADOLINIUM
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIC MOMENTS
MICE
NANOPARTICLES
NEOPLASMS
STREAMS