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. 2017 Sep 12;12:6787–6797. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S139246

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Characterization of nanoparticles.

Notes: TEM micrograph (A) and hydrodynamic size distribution (B) of Gd₂O₃-FI-PEG-BBN. FTIR spectra (C) of uncoated Gd₂O₃ and Gd₂O₃-FI-PEG-BBN. TGA curves (D) of Gd₂O₃-FI-PEG and Gd₂O₃-FI-PEG-BBN. T1-weighted turbo spin-echo (TSE) MR images and longitudinal relaxation r₁ (E) of Gd₂O₃-FI-PEG-BBN solutions with various Gd concentrations.

Abbreviations: BBN, bombesin; FI, 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein; FTIR, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Gd₂O₃, gadolinium oxide; MR, magnetic resonance; PEG, polyethylene glycol; TEM, transmission electron microscopy; TGA, thermal gravimetric analysis.