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Microwave-driven Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Fast Detection of Atherosclerosis
Published on: March 22, 2016
Synthesis of β-cyclodextrin conjugated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for selective binding and detection
Hongguang Li1, Mohammad H El-Dakdouki, David C Zhu
1Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
Abstract:
Water-soluble, β-cyclodextrin conjugated superparamagnetic nanoparticles have been constructed. These particles showed selective binding to cholesterol crystals, which opens the door for the detection of cholesterol crystal-related diseases such as atherosclerosis by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

