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  • Nanotechnology
  • Biomedical Imaging
  • Materials Science

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  • Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are used as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  • Improving longitudinal relaxivity (r1) often compromises transverse relaxivity (r2) in IONPs.
  • Synchronous enhancement of T1 and T2 effects in IONPs remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To engineer FePt@Fe3O4 core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) with enhanced r1 and r2 relaxivities.
  • To investigate the impact of interface regulation and size tailoring on NP properties.
  • To evaluate the potential of these NPs as dual-modal T1-T2 contrast agents for MRI.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of FePt@Fe3O4 core-shell nanoparticles via interface regulation and size tailoring.
  • Characterization of nanoparticle physicochemical and magnetic properties, including saturation magnetization (Ms).
  • In vivo evaluation using subcutaneous tumor and brain glioma imaging in animal models.

Main Results:

  • FePt@Fe3O4 core-shell NPs demonstrated significantly enhanced r1 and r2 relaxivities.
  • Enhanced relaxivities are attributed to increased Ms resulting from strengthened exchange coupling at the core-shell interface.
  • In vivo studies confirmed the efficacy of FePt@Fe3O4 NPs as a T1-T2 dual-modal contrast agent for tumor and glioma imaging.

Conclusions:

  • Interface engineering and size tailoring of FePt@Fe3O4 core-shell NPs successfully enhanced both r1 and r2 relaxivities.
  • These NPs show promise as effective T1-T2 dual-modal contrast agents for MRI.
  • The developed core-shell NPs hold significant potential for advanced preclinical and clinical MRI applications.