Magnetite nanoparticles for medical MR imaging - Review article

08 July 2011
Zachary R. Stephen, Forrest M. Kievit, and Miqin Zhang

Nanotechnology has given scientists new tools for the development of advanced materials for the detection and diagnosis of disease. In particular, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have been extensively investigated as novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents due to a combination of favorable superparamagnetic properties, biodegradability, and surface properties.