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Saul P, Schröder L, Schmidt AB, Hövener JB. Nanomaterials for hyperpolarized nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2023:e1879. [PMID: 36781151 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
Abstract
Nanomaterials play an important role in the development and application of hyperpolarized materials for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this context they can not only act as hyperpolarized materials which are directly imaged but also play a role as carriers for hyperpolarized gases and catalysts for para-hydrogen induced polarization (PHIP) to generate hyperpolarized substrates for metabolic imaging. Those three application possibilities are discussed, focusing on carbon-based materials for the directly imaged particles. An overview over recent developments in all three fields is given, including the early developments in each field as well as important steps towards applications in MRI, such as making the initially developed methods more biocompatible and first imaging experiments with spatial resolution in either phantoms or in vivo studies. Focusing on the important features nanomaterials need to display to be applicable in the MRI context, a wide range of different approaches to that extent is covered, giving the reader a general idea of different possibilities as well as recent developments in those different fields of hyperpolarized magnetic resonance. This article is categorized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Emerging Technologies Diagnostic Tools > In Vivo Nanodiagnostics and Imaging.
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Affiliation(s)
- Philip Saul
- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Translational Molecular Imaging, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Molecular Imaging, Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin, Germany
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- Intergrative Biosciences (Ibio), Department of Chemistry, Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Division of Medical Physics, Department of Radiology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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Winter G, Eberhardt N, Löffler J, Raabe M, Alam MNA, Hao L, Abaei A, Herrmann H, Kuntner C, Glatting G, Solbach C, Jelezko F, Weil T, Beer AJ, Rasche V. Preclinical PET and MR Evaluation of 89Zr- and 68Ga-Labeled Nanodiamonds in Mice over Different Time Scales. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4471. [PMID: 36558325 PMCID: PMC9780863 DOI: 10.3390/nano12244471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Nanodiamonds (NDs) have high potential as a drug carrier and in combination with nitrogen vacancies (NV centers) for highly sensitive MR-imaging after hyperpolarization. However, little remains known about their physiological properties in vivo. PET imaging allows further evaluation due to its quantitative properties and high sensitivity. Thus, we aimed to create a preclinical platform for PET and MR evaluation of surface-modified NDs by radiolabeling with both short- and long-lived radiotracers. Serum albumin coated NDs, functionalized with PEG groups and the chelator deferoxamine, were labeled either with zirconium-89 or gallium-68. Their biodistribution was assessed in two different mouse strains. PET scans were performed at various time points up to 7 d after i.v. injection. Anatomical correlation was provided by additional MRI in a subset of animals. PET results were validated by ex vivo quantification of the excised organs using a gamma counter. Radiolabeled NDs accumulated rapidly in the liver and spleen with a slight increase over time, while rapid washout from the blood pool was observed. Significant differences between the investigated radionuclides were only observed for the spleen (1 h). In summary, we successfully created a preclinical PET and MR imaging platform for the evaluation of the biodistribution of NDs over different time scales.
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- Gordon Winter
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Experimental Cardiovascular Imaging, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Experimental Cardiovascular Imaging, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Experimental Cardiovascular Imaging, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Quantum Optics, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Experimental Cardiovascular Imaging, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Wu Y, Weil T. Recent Developments of Nanodiamond Quantum Sensors for Biological Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2200059. [PMID: 35343101 PMCID: PMC9259730 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
Measuring certain quantities at the nanoscale is often limited to strict conditions such as low temperature or vacuum. However, the recently developed nanodiamond (ND) quantum sensing technology shows great promise for ultrasensitive diagnosis and probing subcellular parameters at ambient conditions. Atom defects (i.e., N, Si) within the ND lattice provide stable emissions and sometimes spin-dependent photoluminescence. These unique properties endow ND quantum sensors with the capacity to detect local temperature, magnetic fields, electric fields, or strain. In this review, some of the recent, most exciting developments in the preparation and application of ND sensors to solve current challenges in biology and medicine including ultrasensitive detection of virions and local sensing of pH, radical species, magnetic fields, temperature, and rotational movements, are discussed.
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- Yingke Wu
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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Zhang Z, Chen F, Feng J, Chen J, Chen L, Zhang Z, Wang H, Cheng X, Liu M, Liu C. −22-Fold of 1H signal enhancement in-situ low-field liquid NMR using nanodiamond as polarizer of overhauser dynamic nuclear polarization. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.05.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lin M, Breukels V, Scheenen TWJ, Paulusse JMJ. Dynamic Nuclear Polarization of Silicon Carbide Micro- and Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:30835-30843. [PMID: 34170657 PMCID: PMC8289227 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c07156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Two dominant crystalline phases of silicon carbide (SiC): α-SiC and β-SiC, differing in size and chemical composition, were investigated regarding their potential for dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP). 29Si nuclei in α-SiC micro- and nanoparticles with sizes ranging from 650 nm to 2.2 μm and minimal oxidation were successfully hyperpolarized without the use of free radicals, while β-SiC samples did not display appreciable degrees of polarization under the same polarization conditions. Long T1 relaxation times in α-SiC of up to 1600 s (∼27 min) were recorded for the 29Si nuclei after 1 h of polarization at a temperature of 4 K. Interestingly, these promising α-SiC particles allowed for direct hyperpolarization of both 29Si and 13C nuclei, resulting in comparably strong signal amplifications. Moreover, the T1 relaxation time of 13C nuclei in 750 nm-sized α-SiC particles was over 33 min, which far exceeds T1 times of conventional 13C DNP probes with values in the order of 1-2 min. The present work demonstrates the feasibility of DNP on SiC micro- and nanoparticles and highlights their potential as hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging agents.
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- Min Lin
- Department
of Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology,
Faculty of Science and Technology, University
of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical
Center, Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical
Center, Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology,
Faculty of Science and Technology, University
of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- Department
of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen,
P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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Biomedical imaging allows in vivo studies of organisms, providing valuable information of biological processes at both cellular and tissue levels. Nanodiamonds have recently emerged as a new type of probe for fluorescence imaging and contrast agent for magnetic resonance and photoacoustic imaging. Composed of sp3-carbon atoms, diamond is chemically inert and inherently biocompatible. Uniquely, its matrix can host a variety of optically and magnetically active defects suited for bioimaging applications. Since the first production of fluorescent nanodiamonds in 2005, a large number of experiments have demonstrated that fluorescent nanodiamonds are useful as photostable markers and nanoscale sensors in living cells and organisms. In this review, we focus our discussion on the recent advancements of nanodiamond-enabled biomedical imaging for preclinical applications.
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- Yen-Yiu Liu
- Institute of Atomic & Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic & Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic & Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science & Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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Waddington DEJ, Boele T, Rej E, McCamey DR, King NJC, Gaebel T, Reilly DJ. Phase-Encoded Hyperpolarized Nanodiamond for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5950. [PMID: 30976049 PMCID: PMC6459867 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42373-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Surface-functionalized nanomaterials are of interest as theranostic agents that detect disease and track biological processes using hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Candidate materials are sparse however, requiring spinful nuclei with long spin-lattice relaxation (T1) and spin-dephasing times (T2), together with a reservoir of electrons to impart hyperpolarization. Here, we demonstrate the versatility of the nanodiamond material system for hyperpolarized 13C MRI, making use of its intrinsic paramagnetic defect centers, hours-long nuclear T1 times, and T2 times suitable for spatially resolving millimeter-scale structures. Combining these properties, we enable a new imaging modality, unique to nanoparticles, that exploits the phase-contrast between spins encoded with a hyperpolarization that is aligned, or anti-aligned with the external magnetic field. The use of phase-encoded hyperpolarization allows nanodiamonds to be tagged and distinguished in an MRI based on their spin-orientation alone, and could permit the action of specific bio-functionalized complexes to be directly compared and imaged.
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- David E J Waddington
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Exciton Science, School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- The Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Bosch Institute, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
- Microsoft Corporation, Station Q Sydney, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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Seo H, Choi I, Whiting N, Hu J, Luu QS, Pudakalakatti S, McCowan C, Kim Y, Zacharias N, Lee S, Bhattacharya P, Lee Y. Hyperpolarized Porous Silicon Nanoparticles: Potential Theragnostic Material for29Si Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Chemphyschem 2018; 19:2143-2147. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201800461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Hyeonglim Seo
- Department of Bionano Technology; Hanyang University; Ansan 15588 South Korea
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- Department of Bionano Technology; Hanyang University; Ansan 15588 South Korea
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- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston TX 77030 USA
- Current address: Department of Physics & Astronomy, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences; Rowan University; Glassboro, New Jersey 08028 USA
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- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Bionano Technology; Hanyang University; Ansan 15588 South Korea
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- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Texas A&M University College Station; TX 77843 USA
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- Department of Urology; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Nanochemistry; Gachon University; Seongnam 13120 South Korea
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- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Bionano Technology; Hanyang University; Ansan 15588 South Korea
- Department of Chemical and Molecular Engineering; Hanyang University; Ansan 15588 South Korea
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Kwiatkowski G, Jähnig F, Steinhauser J, Wespi P, Ernst M, Kozerke S. Direct hyperpolarization of micro- and nanodiamonds for bioimaging applications - Considerations on particle size, functionalization and polarization loss. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2018; 286:42-51. [PMID: 29183003 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2017.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Due to the inherently long relaxation time of 13C spins in diamond, the nuclear polarization enhancement obtained with dynamic nuclear polarization can be preserved for a time on the order of about one hour, opening up an opportunity to use diamonds as a new class of long-lived contrast agents. The present communication explores the feasibility of using 13C spins in directly hyperpolarized diamonds for MR imaging including considerations for potential in vivo applications.
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
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Waddington DEJ, Sarracanie M, Zhang H, Salameh N, Glenn DR, Rej E, Gaebel T, Boele T, Walsworth RL, Reilly DJ, Rosen MS. Nanodiamond-enhanced MRI via in situ hyperpolarization. Nat Commun 2017; 8:15118. [PMID: 28443626 PMCID: PMC5414045 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Nanodiamonds are of interest as nontoxic substrates for targeted drug delivery and as highly biostable fluorescent markers for cellular tracking. Beyond optical techniques, however, options for noninvasive imaging of nanodiamonds in vivo are severely limited. Here, we demonstrate that the Overhauser effect, a proton–electron polarization transfer technique, can enable high-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of nanodiamonds in water at room temperature and ultra-low magnetic field. The technique transfers spin polarization from paramagnetic impurities at nanodiamond surfaces to 1H spins in the surrounding water solution, creating MRI contrast on-demand. We examine the conditions required for maximum enhancement as well as the ultimate sensitivity of the technique. The ability to perform continuous in situ hyperpolarization via the Overhauser mechanism, in combination with the excellent in vivo stability of nanodiamond, raises the possibility of performing noninvasive in vivo tracking of nanodiamond over indefinitely long periods of time. Hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging can enhance imaging contrast by orders of magnitude, but applications are limited by the thermal relaxation of hyperpolarized states. Here, Waddington et al. demonstrate the on-demand hyperpolarization of hydrogen spins through the Overhauser effect with nanodiamonds.
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- David E J Waddington
- A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Suite 2301, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.,ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.,Department of Physics, Harvard University, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Suite 2301, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.,Department of Physics, Harvard University, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.,Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.,Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Suite 2301, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.,Department of Physics, Harvard University, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.,Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.,Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.,Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Suite 2301, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.,Department of Physics, Harvard University, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.,Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Niedbalski P, Parish C, Kiswandhi A, Fidelino L, Khemtong C, Hayati Z, Song L, Martins A, Sherry AD, Lumata L. Influence of Dy 3+ and Tb 3+ doping on 13C dynamic nuclear polarization. J Chem Phys 2017; 146:014303. [PMID: 28063445 PMCID: PMC5218971 DOI: 10.1063/1.4973317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) is a technique that uses a microwave-driven transfer of high spin alignment from electrons to nuclear spins. This is most effective at low temperature and high magnetic field, and with the invention of the dissolution method, the amplified nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals in the frozen state in DNP can be harnessed in the liquid-state at physiologically acceptable temperature for in vitro and in vivo metabolic studies. A current optimization practice in dissolution DNP is to dope the sample with trace amounts of lanthanides such as Gd3+ or Ho3+, which further improves the polarization. While Gd3+ and Ho3+ have been optimized for use in dissolution DNP, other lanthanides have not been exhaustively studied for use in C13 DNP applications. In this work, two additional lanthanides with relatively high magnetic moments, Dy3+ and Tb3+, were extensively optimized and tested as doping additives for C13 DNP at 3.35 T and 1.2 K. We have found that both of these lanthanides are also beneficial additives, to a varying degree, for C13 DNP. The optimal concentrations of Dy3+ (1.5 mM) and Tb3+ (0.25 mM) for C13 DNP were found to be less than that of Gd3+ (2 mM). W-band electron paramagnetic resonance shows that these enhancements due to Dy3+ and Tb3+ doping are accompanied by shortening of electron T1 of trityl OX063 free radical. Furthermore, when dissolution was employed, Tb3+-doped samples were found to have similar liquid-state C13 NMR signal enhancements compared to samples doped with Gd3+, and both Tb3+ and Dy3+ had a negligible liquid-state nuclear T1 shortening effect which contrasts with the significant reduction in T1 when using Gd3+. Our results show that Dy3+ doping and Tb3+ doping have a beneficial impact on C13 DNP both in the solid and liquid states, and that Tb3+ in particular could be used as a potential alternative to Gd3+ in C13 dissolution DNP experiments.
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- Peter Niedbalski
- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA
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Rej E, Gaebel T, Waddington DEJ, Reilly DJ. Hyperpolarized Nanodiamond Surfaces. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 139:193-199. [PMID: 28009158 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b09293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
The widespread use of nanodiamond as a biomedical platform for drug-delivery, imaging, and subcellular tracking applications stems from its nontoxicity and unique quantum mechanical properties. Here, we extend this functionality to the domain of magnetic resonance, by demonstrating that the intrinsic electron spins on the nanodiamond surface can be used to hyperpolarize adsorbed liquid compounds at low fields and room temperature. By combining relaxation measurements with hyperpolarization, spins on the surface of the nanodiamond can be distinguished from those in the bulk liquid. These results are likely of use in signaling the controlled release of pharmaceutical payloads.
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- Ewa Rej
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Jeong K. Minireview on Nuclear Spin Polarization in Optically-Pumped Diamond Nitrogen Vacancy Centers. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN MAGNETIC RESONANCE SOCIETY 2016. [DOI: 10.6564/jkmrs.2016.20.4.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Wu Y, Jelezko F, Plenio MB, Weil T. Diamond Quantum Devices in Biology. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:6586-98. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201506556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Yuzhou Wu
- Institut für Organische Chemie III; Universität Ulm; Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Deutschland
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- Institut für Quantenoptik; Universität Ulm; Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Deutschland
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik; Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89069 Ulm Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie III; Universität Ulm; Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Deutschland
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- Yuzhou Wu
- Institut für Organische Chemie III; Universität Ulm; Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Deutschland
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- Institut für Quantenoptik; Universität Ulm; Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Deutschland
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik; Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89069 Ulm Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie III; Universität Ulm; Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Deutschland
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Zhang Y, Baker PJ, Casabianca LB. BDPA-Doped Polystyrene Beads as Polarization Agents for DNP-NMR. J Phys Chem B 2015; 120:18-24. [PMID: 26717243 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b08741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The aromatic free radical BDPA (α,γ-bisdiphenylene-β-phenylallyl), which has been widely used as a polarizing agent for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) of hydrophobic analytes, has been incorporated into nanometer-scale polystyrene latex beads. We have shown that the resulting BDPA-doped beads can be used to hyperpolarize (13)C and (7)Li nuclei in aqueous environments, without the need for a glassing cosolvent. DNP enhancement factors of between 20 and 100 were achieved with overall BDPA concentrations of 2 mM or less. These Highly-Effective Polymer/Radical Beads (HYPR-beads) have potential use as an inexpensive polarizing agent for water-soluble analytes, and also have applications as model nanoparticles in DNP studies.
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- Yunzhi Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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Hyperpolarized nanodiamond with long spin-relaxation times. Nat Commun 2015; 6:8459. [PMID: 26450570 PMCID: PMC4633625 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The use of hyperpolarized agents in magnetic resonance, such as 13C-labelled compounds, enables powerful new imaging and detection modalities that stem from a 10,000-fold boost in signal. A major challenge for the future of the hyperpolarization technique is the inherently short spin-relaxation times, typically <60 s for 13C liquid-state compounds, which limit the time that the signal remains boosted. Here we demonstrate that 1.1% natural abundance 13C spins in synthetic nanodiamond can be hyperpolarized at cryogenic and room temperature without the use of free radicals, and, owing to their solid-state environment, exhibit relaxation times exceeding 1 h. Combined with the already established applications of nanodiamonds in the life sciences as inexpensive fluorescent markers and non-cytotoxic substrates for gene and drug delivery, these results extend the theranostic capabilities of nanoscale diamonds into the domain of hyperpolarized magnetic resonance. Hyperpolarized carbon nuclei are promising contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, but typically possess relaxation times below one minute. Here, the authors demonstrate cryogenic and room temperature hyperpolarization of 13C in synthetic nanodiamonds with relaxation times exceeding one hour.
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