磁性ナノ粒子 - タンパク質サブユニットのテンプレートアセンブリ:炭水化物ベースのMRIナノプローブの新しいプラットフォーム

Elsa Valero1, Stefano Tambalo, Pasquina Marzola

  • 1Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.

まとめ

研究者は,強化磁気共鳴画像 (MRI) のコントラスト剤のためのアポフェリチンを使用して,炭水化物でコーティングされた磁気ナノ粒子を開発しました. これらの新しいアポマゲミットナノ粒子は,医療画像アプリケーションの有望性を示しています.

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