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Songtham Ruangchaithaweesuk1, Dindi S Yu, Nissa C Garcia
1Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Abstract:
We report quantitative measurements using optically detected magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for enhanced pH contrast and flow inside porous metals. Using a gadolinium chelate as the pH contrast agent, we show the response is 0.6s(-1) mM(-1) per pH unit at the ambient magnetic field for the pH range 6-8.5. A stopped flow scheme was used to directly measure T(1) relaxation time to determine the relaxivity. Flow profiles and images were obtained for a series of porous metals with different average pore sizes. The signal amplitudes and spatial distributions were compared. A clogged region in one of the samples was revealed using optically detected MRI but not optical imaging or scanning electron microscopy. These applications will significantly broaden the impact of optically detected MRI in chemical imaging and materials research.
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