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Preparation and In Vitro Characterization of Dendrimer-based Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Published on: December 4, 2016
A supramolecular approach to multivalent target-specific MRI contrast agents for angiogenesis
Anouk Dirksen1, Sander Langereis, Bas F M de Waal
1Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
The synthesis of a cyclic peptide-Gd(III)DTPA molecule equipped with biotin is presented, yielding a well-defined multivalent MRI contrast agent after its coupling to avidin.
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