The U.S.A. as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services;Xiamen University
发明人:
申请号:
EP13886302.2
公开号:
EP3003394B1
申请日:
2013.06.03
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要:
Disclosed are nanoparticles comprising octapod iron oxide having eight trigonal bipyramidal arms and a method of preparing the same. The nanoparticles are prepared by heating a mixture of a ferric carboxylate, a carboxylic acid, a chloride salt, water, and a non-polar solvent, to a temperature above about 300° C. Also disclosed is a method of magnetic resonance imaging a tissue in a mammal, comprising use of the aforesaid nanoparticles.