US20160000942A1 - Mri contrast agent including t1 contrast material coated on surface of nanoparticle support - Google Patents

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US20160000942A1 US14/759,288 US201414759288A US2016000942A1 US 20160000942 A1 US20160000942 A1 US 20160000942A1 US 201414759288 A US201414759288 A US 201414759288A US 2016000942 A1 US2016000942 A1 US 2016000942A1
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  • the present invention relates to an MRI contrast agent including a T1 contrast material coated on a surface of a support.
  • a nanomaterial exhibits new physical/chemical properties different from those of a bulk material due to the reduced size thereof.
  • a nano-region can realize excellent physical/chemical characteristics.
  • Current nanotechnologies have been variously developed, and widely classified into three fields: i) Technology for synthesizing novel ultra-micro-sized substances and materials using a nanomaterial; ii) Technology for manufacturing devices exerting certain functions by combining or arranging nano-sized materials in a nano-device; and iii) Technology in which nanotechnology is grafted into biotechnology (nano-bio).
  • magnetic nanoparticles can be extensively used in the nano-bio technology, such as bio-molecule separation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnosis, a magnetic bio-sensor including a giant magnetoresistance sensor, a micro-fluid system, a drug/gene delivery system, and magnetic hyperthermia therapy.
  • the magnetic nanoparticles can be used as a diagnostic agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  • MRI measures nuclear spin relaxation of hydrogen in water molecules, providing T1 and T2 images.
  • MRI contrast agents are classified into a T1 contrast agent and a T2 contrast agent, which serve to amplify T1 or T2 signals.
  • T1 and T2 refer to the spin-lattice relaxation time and the spin-spin relaxation time, after the nuclear spin is excited in MRA, respectively, and produce different contrast effects.
  • the T1 contrast agent is composed of a paramagnetic material capable of causing spin-lattice relaxation. In general, when the T1 contrast agent is present, a bright or positive contrast effect is obtained compared with water.
  • Gd-chelate compounds may be mainly used as a T1 contrast agent, and Magnevist (Schering, Germany) used to obtain MRI images is composed of Gd-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA).
  • Gd-DTPA Gd-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid
  • T2 contrast agent superparamagnetic nanoparticles, such as iron oxide nanoparticles, have been mainly used. These magnetic nanoparticles are magnetized by the application of an external magnetic field, generating an induction magnetic field, which influences a spin-spin relaxation process of hydrogen nuclear spins of nearby water molecules, thereby amplifying MRI signals, resulting in a dark or negative contrast effect compared to water.
  • the T2 contrast agent that has been mainly used in the art includes Feridex, Resovist, and Combidex that contain an iron oxide component. Recently, magnetism engineered iron oxide (MEIO) having an enhanced contrast effect through substitution of some of iron oxide components has been developed (J. Cheon et al. Nature Medicine 2007, 13, 95).
  • the T1 signal In MRI, the T1 signal has high signal intensity (bright signal), providing excellent resolution between tissues, thereby discriminating anatomical structures more clearly.
  • T1 images may characteristically exhibit high signal intensity with respect to sub-acute bleeding (4-14 days after bleeding), and thus are useful to determine the presence or absence of bleeding in a lesion.
  • metal chelate-based materials that are generally used as a T1 contrast agent fail to effectively relax the hydrogen nuclear spin in water molecules because of a fast molecule movement (tumbling rate) due to a small size thereof.
  • metal oxide-based nanoparticles have a slow molecule movement compared with the metal chelate nanoparticles, and allow cooperative nuclear spin relaxation by several metals, but the effect thereof is restricted due to a low surface area-volume ratio. Therefore, the development of T1 MRI contrast agent nanoparticles which have a more efficient contrast effect by overcoming the restriction of the existing T1 contrast agents is required.
  • the present inventors have endeavored to develop a contrast agent composition which exerts an excellent T1 MRI contrast effect by effectively inducing spin-lattice relaxation of hydrogen in the water molecule.
  • the present inventors have found that, in cases where a paramagnetic T1 contrast material is coated on a nanoparticle support having a predetermined diameter such that the paramagnetic T1 contrast material has a predetermined thickness or less, the surface-to-volume ratio of the T1 contrast material increases, and thus the paramagnetic T1 contrast material has a significantly improved T1 magnetic spin relaxation effect (r1, mM ⁇ 1 S ⁇ 1 ) regardless of the molecular size of the contrast material, and thus have completed the present invention.
  • an aspect of the present invention is to provide a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1 contrast agent composition containing a T1 contrast material coated on a surface of a nanoparticle support.
  • MRI magnetic resonance imaging
  • a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1 contrast agent composition including a T1 contrast material coated on a surface of a nanoparticle support, wherein the ratio of the thickness of the T1 contrast material coating layer to the diameter of the nanoparticle support is 1:200 to 1:1.
  • MRI magnetic resonance imaging
  • the present inventors have endeavored to develop a contrast agent composition which exerts an excellent T1 MRI contrast effect by effectively inducing spin-lattice relaxation of hydrogen in the water molecule.
  • the present inventors have found that, in cases where a paramagnetic T1 contrast material is coated on a nanoparticle support having a predetermined diameter such that the paramagnetic T1 contrast material has a predetermined thickness or less, the surface-to-volume ratio of the T1 contrast material increases, and thus the paramagnetic T1 contrast material has a significantly improved T1 magnetic spin relaxation effect (r1, mM ⁇ 1 s ⁇ 1 ) regardless of the molecular size of the contrast material.
  • the surface-to-volume ratio of the T1 contrast material is maximized, and thus the T1 contrast material can obtain a high T1 contrast effect (about 8.5 mM ⁇ 1 s ⁇ 1 at the maximum, and an increase of about 4 times compared with the existing commercialized Teslascan) when compared with existing materials.
  • MRI magnetic resonance imaging
  • T1 contrast agent refers to a positive contrast agent that lightens a region to be diagnosed, by allowing an image signal of the body region to be relatively higher than that of the surrounding.
  • the T1 contrast agent is associated with T1 relaxation, that is, longitudinal relaxation.
  • the longitudinal relaxation refers to a procedure in which magnetization component Mz in a direction of the Z axis of a spin absorbs the RF energy impact applied from the X-axis, and then is aligned with the Y axis on the X-Y plane to release energy, returning to the original value, and this phenomenon is called “T1 relaxation”.
  • the T1 contrast material usable herein includes any material that can generate a T1 signal. More specifically, the T1 contrast material includes a magnetic material, and more specifically, the T1 contrast material is composed of a material containing a paramagnetic material component.
  • the term “coating” refers to binding to a surface of a material, which is an object of coating (modification), without changing basic physical properties of the material.
  • the expression that the T1 contrast material is coated on a surface of a nanoparticle support means that the T1 contrast material directly or indirectly binds to a delocalized area of the surface of the nanoparticle support. Therefore, it would be obvious that the term “coating” used herein does not indicate only the case in which a layer completely blocking a surface of the material, which is an object of coating, is formed. More specifically, the term “coating” used herein means occupying or binding to a surface to such an extent that a surface-to-volume ratio enough to obtain a desired T1 contrast effect can be secured.
  • the T1 contrast material used herein is metal ion M n+ (M is Ti n+ , V n+ , Cr n+ , Mn n+ , Fe n+ , Co n+ , Ni n+ , Cu n+ , Ru n+ (0 ⁇ n ⁇ 14), or a lanthanide metal), a metal oxide, a metal complex compound, a metal compound, or a multi-component hybrid structure thereof.
  • lanthanide metal used herein include Eu n+ , Gd n+ , Tb n+ , Dy n+ , Ho n+ , Er n+ , Tm n+ , Yb n+ , and Lu n+ (0 ⁇ n ⁇ 14), but are not limited thereto.
  • the T1 contrast material used herein is metal oxide M x O y
  • M is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Ti n+ , V n+ , Cr n+ , Mn n+ , Fe n+ , Co n+ , Ni n+ , Cu n+ , Ru n+ (0 ⁇ n ⁇ 14), and a lanthanide metal; and 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 16, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 8).
  • the metal complex compound used as a T1 contrast material refers to any material that is composed of a central metal and ligands capable of being coordinated on the metal, and especially, a complex compound composed of a metal exhibiting magnetism due to unpaired electrons and coordination ligands.
  • M x L y (M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti n+ , V n+ , Cr n+ , Mn n+ , Fe n+ , Co n+ , Ni n+ , Cu n+ , Ru n+ (0 ⁇ n ⁇ 14), and a lanthanide metal; L is at least one ligand capable of being coordinated on the metal; and 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 10, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 120).
  • the metal complex compound includes, more specifically, a metal chelate, a metal organic framework (MOF), or a coordination polymer.
  • the metal compound usable as the T1 contrast material includes metal chalcogen (group 16 element) compounds, metal pnicogen (group 15 element) compounds, metal carbon group (group 14) compounds, and metal boron group (group 13) compounds.
  • M b at least one element selected from the group consisting of group 1 metal elements, group 2 metal elements, group 13-15 elements, group 17 elements, transition metal elements, lanthanide elements, and actinide elements; and 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 16, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 16, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 8).
  • the metal carbon group compound usable as a T1 contrast material include M e x A z and M e x M f y A z
  • M e at least one element selected from the group consisting of lanthanide elements (Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Gd, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu) and transition metal elements (Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Ru)
  • M f at least one element selected from the group consisting of group 1 metal elements, group 2 metal elements, group 13-14 elements, group 15 elements, group 17 elements, transition metal elements, lanthanide elements, and actinide elements
  • A is at least one selected from the group consisting of C, Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb; and 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 32, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 32, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 8).
  • the metal boron group compound usable as a T1 contrast material include M i x A z and M i x M j y A z
  • M i at least one element selected from the group consisting of lanthanide elements (Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Gd, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu) and transition metal elements (Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Ru)
  • M j at least one element selected from the group consisting of group 1 metal elements, group 2 metal elements, group 14-14 elements, group 15 elements, group 17 elements, transition metal elements, lanthanide elements, and actinide elements
  • A is at least one selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga, In, and T1; and 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 40, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 40, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 8).
  • the metal chelate compound used herein includes a central metal and a chelate ligand capable of binding to the central metal using both of two or more functional groups.
  • the chelate ligand include ethylenediamietetraacetic acid (EDTA), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), N-[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]-3-(4-ethoxyphenyl)propyl]-N-[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-L-glycine (EOB-DTPA), N,N-bis[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-L-glutamic acid (DTPA-GLU), N,N-bis[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-L-lysine (DTPA-LYS), N,N-bis[2-[carboxymethyl[(methylcarbamoyl)methyl]amino]ethyl]gly
  • At least one multi-component hybrid structure of metal ions, metal oxides, metal complex compounds, and metal compounds used herein may be, for a specific example, a compound in which a complex compound ligand is further coordinated on the inorganic compound or a ligand is substituted with a component element of the inorganic compound, but is not limited thereto.
  • the compound is a multi-component hybrid structure in which two oxygen atoms of M 2 O 3 , which is one of metal oxides, are substituted with the CO3 ligands.
  • the multi-component hybrid structure usable as a T1 contrast agent is mixed with at least one of ion, a metal, a metal oxide, a metal complex compound, and a metal compound, and thus may be present in various structures and shapes.
  • nanoparticle support refers to a support material which has a nano-level diameter, and serves as a base on which a T1 contrast material coating layer is formed.
  • a support material any material that does not inhibit a contrast effect due to the absence of the magnetic property may be used.
  • the support material include inorganic chalcogen compounds, inorganic pnicogen compounds, inorganic carbon group compounds, inorganic boron group compounds, organic polymers, copolymers, ceramic materials, metal complex compounds, and the like.
  • the support material may have various shapes, such as a sphere shape, a polyhedral shape, a bar shape, and a plate shape. A specific example thereof is a sphere shape.
  • the T1 contrast material is coated on the surface of the support material, and thus the T1 contrast agent has a wide surface area compared with the volume.
  • the nanoparticle support of the present invention is an inorganic chalcogen M x A y nanoparticle support (M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of group 2 elements (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba), group 13 elements (Al, In, T1), group 14 elements (Si, Ge, Sn, Pb), group 15 elements (As, Sb, Bi), transition metal elements (Sc, Ti, V, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo), lanthanide elements (Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Lu), and actinide elements; A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se, and Te; and 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 16, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 8). More specifically, the nanoparticle support is a SiO 2 nanoparticle support.
  • the organic polymer material or copolymer usable as the support includes any polymer that has hardness. More specific examples thereof include polyesters, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), poly( ⁇ -hydroxy acid), poly( ⁇ -hydroxy acid), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate) (PHBV), poly(3-hydroxyproprionate) (PHP), poly(3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHH), poly(4-hydroxy acid), poly(4-hydroxybutyrate), poly(4-hydroxy-valerate), poly(4-hydroxyhexanoate), poly(ester amide), polycaprolactones, polylactides, polyglycolides, poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA), polydioxanones, polyorthoesters, polyanhydrides, poly(glycolic acid-co-trimethylene carbonate), polyphosphoesters, polyphoester urethanes, poly(amino acids), poly(amino acids), poly(amino
  • the ceramic material usable as the support includes, specifically, inorganic chalcogen maerials, such as inorganic oxides, and includes, for example, titania, zirconia, silica, alumina, aluminate inorganic compounds, silicates inorganic compounds, zeolites, titanate inorganic compounds, ZnO, belemnite inorganic compounds, potassium phosphate inorganic compounds, calcite, apetite inorganic compounds, Sialon (silicon aluminium oxynitride), vanadate inorganic compounds, potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) inorganic compounds, potassium titanyl Arsenate (KTA) inorganic compounds, borate inorganic compounds, fluoride inorganic compounds, fluorophosphate inorganic compounds, tungstate inorganic compounds, molybdate inorganic compounds, gallate inorganic compounds, selenide inorganic compounds, telluride inorganic compounds.
  • inorganic chalcogen maerials
  • niobate inorganic compounds tantalate inorganic compounds, cuprite (Cu 2 O), ceria, bromelite (BeO), a porous material (e.g.: mesoporous crystalline material (MCM)-41, MCM-48, SBA-15, SBA-16, a mesoporous or microporous material), or multi-component hybrid structures thereof, but are not limited thereto.
  • MCM mesoporous crystalline material
  • the nanoparticle support includes, specifically, a metal complex compound.
  • the metal complex compound refers to any material composed of a central metal and ligands capable of being coordinated on the metal, and especially, the metal complex compound usable as the support is a complex compound composed of a central metal not exhibiting magnetism and coordination ligands.
  • the metal complex compound usable as the nanoparticle support includes, more specifically, organometallic compounds, metal organic frameworks (MOF), or coordination polymers.
  • the nanoparticle support used herein is an organic polymer.
  • organic polymer includes any material among polymers having an organic molecule as a monomer, which can serve as a support material of the T1 contrast agent coating layer due to hardness thereof.
  • the organic polymer used herein is a polysaccharide, and most specifically, dextran.
  • the organic polymer used herein is a protein, and more specifically, selected from the group consisting of aprotinin, lysozyme, and mixtures.
  • the protein has a characteristic three-dimensional shape and volume depending on the kind and molecular weight thereof, and small particles with a size of 2 nm or less can be easily prepared therefrom.
  • the nanoparticle support used herein does not include lipid.
  • the ratio of the thickness of the T1 contrast material coating layer to the diameter of the nanoparticle support is 1:100 to 1:2.5.
  • the ratio of the thickness of the T1 contrast material coating layer to the diameter of the nanoparticle support is 1:60 to 1:3.
  • the ratio of the thickness of the T1 contrast material coating layer to the diameter of the nanoparticle support is 1:30 to 1:3.
  • the ratio of the thickness of the T1 contrast material coating layer to the diameter of the nanoparticle support is 1:20 to 1:3.
  • the ratio of the thickness of the T1 contrast material coating layer to the diameter of the nanoparticle support is 1:20 to 1:5, and more specifically, 1:10 to 1:5.
  • the thickness of the T1 contrast material coating layer is 0.1 to 5 nm.
  • the thickness of the T1 contrast material coating layer is 0.1 to 3 nm, and more specifically, 0.1 to 2 nm.
  • the diameter of the nanoparticle support is 50 nm or less, more specifically, 40 nm or less, and more specifically, 2 to 40 nm.
  • the diameter of the nanoparticle support is 2 to 35 nm, more specifically 2 to 30 nm, still more specifically 2 to 20 nm, still more specifically 2 to 17 nm, and most specifically 2 to 10 nm.
  • the range of the overall particle size of the T1 contrast agent composition (nanoparticle support particles coated with a T1 contrast material) supposed herein is a very important technical feature to obtain continuous and intermittent MRI images while the T1 contrast agent remains in the blood for a long period of time, as well as a core technical factor that must be taken into consideration to keep an excellent nuclear spin relaxation rate.
  • the present inventors have found the ratio between the optimal thickness of the T1 contrast material coating layer and the diameter of the support, at which the T1 contrast material coated on the nanoparticle support has the maximized surface-to-volume ratio within the range in which the T1 contrast material coating layer has the minimum thickness so as to cause nuclear spin relaxation and the overall particle size so as to serve as a contrast agent.
  • the present inventors have observed through nanoparticle supports having various diameters that, in cases where the nanoparticle support has a diameter in the predetermined range, the T1 magnetic spin relaxation effect (r1) effect is maximized within the above range, and have verified that the diameter itself of the nanoparticle support as well as the ratio of the T1 contrast material coating layer to the diameter of the nanoparticle support is an important factor to determine the T1 contrast effect.
  • the T1 contrast material and the nanoparticle support of the present invention may be bound to each other by an ionic bond, an electrostatic bond, a coordinate bond, a hydrophobic bond, a hydrogen bond, a covalent bond, a hydrophilic bond, or a van der Waals bond, or the T1 contrast material may form a coating layer by growing on the surface of the nanoparticle support.
  • the contrast agent composition of the present invention may form an additional bond together with a material that stabilizes a dispersion rate of the contrast agent composition and gives biocompatibility to the contrast agent composition.
  • the T1 contrast agent particles of the present invention phase-convert using a water-soluble multi-functional ligand, and thus can be used on an aqueous solution more efficiently.
  • the T1 MRI contrast agent composition of the present invention is basically used for MRI contrast, but when a material enabling a different type of contrast is bound to the T1 MRI contrast agent, the T1 MRI contrast agent can be used for multi-modal contrast.
  • the different type of contrast material may be directly bound to the contrast agent; may be indirectly bonded to a multi-functional group coated on the contrast agent through a ligand, or may be implemented while being included together with a carrier.
  • a method for enhancing a T1contrast effect of a T1 contrast agent including:
  • a method for enhancing a T1 contrast effect of a T1 contrast agent including:
  • the present invention provides a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1 contrast agent composition including a nanoparticle support coated with a T1 contrast material.
  • MRI magnetic resonance imaging
  • the MRI T1 contrast agent composition of the present invention significantly increases the surface-to-volume ratio of the T1 contrast agent material, thereby having an excellent T1 magnetic spin relaxation effect, by coating a paramagnetic T1 contrast material on the nanoparticle support having a predetermined diameter such that the paramagnetic T1 contrast material has a predetermined thickness or less.
  • the present invention can be favorably used for the image diagnosis with high reliability by providing accurate and clear T1 positive contrast images.
  • FIG. 1 is a graph showing comparison results of T1 magnetic spin relaxation effects of SiO 2 @Mn 3 O 4 nanoparticles coated with different thicknesses of Mn 3 O 4 and T1 magnetic spin relaxation effects of existing contrast agents.
  • FIG. 2 is a graph showing comparison results of T1 magnetic spin relaxation effects of nanoparticles synthesized by coating an iron oxide on supports having different diameters under the same conditions.
  • silica precursor was added to a cyclohexane (Fluka, USA) solution containing IGAPAL CO-520 (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) to form reverse micelles, and then tetraethoxysilane (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) as a silica precursor was added.
  • the mixture was allowed react at room temperature for 24 hours to synthesize spherical-shaped silica nanoparticles.
  • the thus formed silica nanoparticles were precipitated and separated by centrifugation after the addition of an excessive amount of ethanol. After the separated nanoparticles were re-dispersed in an excessive amount of acetone, extra reactant materials were removed through centrifugation, and finally, the nanoparticles were dispersed in water.
  • a 15% aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution (2.31 mL) was added to a cyclohexane (69.5 g) solution containing IGAPAL CO-520 (7.45 g) to form reverse micelles, and then tetraethoxysilane (0.25 mL) as a silica precursor was added.
  • the mixture was allowed react at room temperature for 24 hours to synthesize spherical-shaped silica nanoparticles.
  • the silica nanoparticles synthesized by the above method has a size of 25 nm. The thus formed silica nanoparticles were precipitated and separated by centrifugation after the addition of an excessive amount of ethanol.
  • the separated nanoparticles were re-dispersed in an excessive amount of acetone, and extra reactant materials were removed through centrifugation. Finally, the nanoparticles were dispersed in water, and then purified by several filtrations using a filter (UltraCone, Millipore, USA).
  • aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution (2.31 mL) was added to a cyclohexane (69.5 g) solution containing IGAPAL CO-520 (7.45 g) to form reverse micelles, and then tetraethoxysilane (0.25 mL) as a silica precursor was added.
  • 20 nm-, 30 nm-, 40 nm-, and 45 nm-sized silica nanoparticles were, respectively, synthesized by adjusting the concentration of the aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution.
  • the formed silica nanoparticles were precipitated and separated by centrifugation after the addition of an excessive amount of ethanol.
  • the separated nanoparticles were re-dispersed in an excessive amount of acetone, and extra reactant materials were removed through centrifugation. Finally, the nanoparticles were dispersed in water, and then purified by several filtrations using a filter (UltraCone, Millipore, USA).
  • Sodium hydroxide (5 N) and epichlorohydrin (6 mL) were added to an aqueous solution (9 mL) containing dextran (1.8 g), thereby substituting a hydroxy group of dextran with an epoxide group.
  • Ethylene diamine (26 mL) was added in a droplet type to cross-link dextran chains, thereby synthesizing dextran nanoparticles.
  • 3 nm-, 5 nm-, 7 nm-, and 12 nm-sized dextran nanoparticles can be synthesized by regulating the rate of ethylene diamine, respectively.
  • dextran nanoparticles were precipitated and separated by centrifugation after the addition of an excessive amount of ethanol.
  • the separated dextran nanoparticles were re-dispersed in water and then extra reactant materials were removed through a dialysis filter (Spectrum Labs., USA).
  • Aprotinin (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) and lysozyme (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), which are proteins having molecular weights of 6.7 kDa and 14.3 kDa, respectively, have sizes of 1.2 nm and 1.63 nm, respectively.
  • aqueous colloidal solution in which silica nanoparticles were dispersed, and Mn(OAc) 2 (Sigma-Aldrich, USA), as precursors, were added to an excessive amount of diethylene glycol (Duksan, Korea), followed by a reaction at 90° C. for 12 hours, thereby synthesizing spherical-shaped nanoparticles including a manganese oxide coated on the silica nanoparticle support.
  • an excessive amount of acetone was added to the synthesized nanoparticles, a centrifugation procedure was repeated several times, and then the nanoparticles was dispersed in water.
  • a surface modification was performed using dextran, which is one of the aqueous multi-functional group ligands.
  • the surface modification was performed by adding the nanoparticles (10 mg) to distilled water (10 ml) containing dextran (2.25 g) and then performing a reaction at 75° C. for 12 hours.
  • the surface modification was achieved through a metal-ligand coordination bond between manganese of the nanoparticle surface manganese oxide and the hydroxy group of dextran.
  • the nanoparticles upon the completion of the surface modification were purified by removing extra dextran through several filtrations using a filter (UltraCone, Millipore, USA).
  • FeCl 3 ⁇ 6H 2 O (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) and FeCl 2 ⁇ 4H 2 O (Sigma-Aldrich, USA) as precursors were added to an aqueous colloidal solution in which nanoparticles were dispersed, followed by stirring. After that, ammonium hydroxide was added, followed by a reaction at room temperature for 10 minutes, thereby synthesizing nanoparticles including an iron oxide coated on the nanoparticle support. Extra iron oxide nanoparticles that were not coated on the support were removed by repeating centrifugation, and then purification was performed using a filter (UltraCone, Millipore, USA) to remove extra reactant materials.
  • a filter UltraCone, Millipore, USA
  • Spherical nanoparticles which have different thicknesses of Mn 3 O 4 but the same composition of SiO 2 @Mn 3 O 4 , were synthesized, and then the T1 magnetic spin relaxation effect (SiO 2 @Mn 3 O 4 ) was measured using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner.
  • MRI magnetic resonance imaging
  • the specific experiment method was as follows. Each sample was dispersed in water to have concentrations of 0.25 mM, 0.125 mM, and 0.0625 mM (based on manganese), putted in the PCR tube, and then fixed to the support.
  • the support was positioned at the center of the MRI wrist coil (Philips, Netherlands), and then, the Ti relaxation time for each sample was measured using an MRI scanner (15 T Philips, Netherlands). After that, in order to calculate an accurate concentration of each sample, the amount of manganese ions was quantified through ICP-AES assay. Based on this, the T1 magnetic spin relaxation effect ((r1)) was obtained.
  • the T1 magnetic spin relaxation effect (r1, mM ⁇ 1 s ⁇ 1 ) may be obtained by a slope when the reverse (s ⁇ 1 ) of the T1 relaxation time was plotted with respect to the concentration of manganese ions (mM). The thus obtained values were shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the r1 value of the SiO 2 @Mn 3 O 4 nanoparticles was shown to be greater as the surface-to-volume ratio is higher since the Mn 3 O 4 is thin.
  • the nanoparticles coated with 1 nm-thick Mn 3 O 4 having the smallest thickness showed a T1 magnetic spin relaxation effect, which increased by about 4285% compared with the nanoparticles coated with 20 nm-thick Mn 3 O 4 .
  • the nanoparticles coated with 1 nm-thick Mn 3 O 4 showed a T1 magnetic spin relaxation effect, which increased by about 224% compared with the existing metal chelate-based contrast agent (Magnevist), about 347% compared with Mn 3 O 4 nanoparticles, and about 2235% as compared with MnO nanoparticles.
  • Magnevist metal chelate-based contrast agent
  • nanoparticle supports having different sizes under the same conditions were coated on nanoparticle supports having different sizes under the same conditions, and then the T1 magnetic spin relaxation effects (r1) of nanomaterials were measured using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner.
  • the nanoparticle supports used in the present experiment were protein (1.2 nm, 1.63 nm), dextran (3.02 nm, 4.78 nm, 6.83 nm, 11.6 nm), and silica (19.26 nm, 33.29 nm, 38.84 nm, 44.89 nm).
  • a specific experiment method was as follows. Each sample was dispersed in water to have concentrations of 0.25 mM, 0.125 mM, and 0.0625 mM (based on iron), putted in the PCR tube, and then fixed to the support.
  • T1 magnetic spin relaxation effect (r1) were obtained.
  • T1 magnetic spin relaxation effect (r1, mM ⁇ 1 s ⁇ 1 ) may be obtained by a slope when the reverse (s ⁇ 1 ) of T1 relaxation time was plotted with respect to the concentration of manganese ions (mM).
  • the thus obtained values are shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the r1 value was shown to be high for all nanoparticle supports having diameters of 2-40 nm, and significantly low for nanoparticle supports having diameters of 1.2 nm, 1.63 nm, and 44.89 nm.
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