Magnetically driven preparation of 1-D nano-necklaces capable of MRI relaxation enhancement

Aaron M. King, Teresa Insinna, Connor J.R. Wells, Isabel A. Raby, Yurii K. Gun'ko, Gemma Louise Davies*

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Abstract

We report a novel magnetically-facilitated approach to produce 1-D ‘nano-necklace’ arrays composed of 0-D magnetic nanoparticles, which are assembled and coated with an oxide layer to produce semi-flexible core@shell type structures. These ‘nano-necklaces’ demonstrate good MRI relaxation properties despite their coating and permanent alignment, with low field enhancement due to structural and magnetocrystalline anisotropy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3209-3213
Number of pages5
JournalNanoscale Advances
Volume5
Issue number12
Early online date24 May 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge financial support from the EPSRC grant number EP/T026014/1; as well as EP/N509577/1, supporting AMK; and the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in the Advanced Characterisation of Materials (EP/L015277/1), supporting CJRW. NMRD samples were measured by Stelar srl, Italy.

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© 2023 RSC.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • General Engineering

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