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Water Dynamics in Highly Concentrated Protein Systems-Insight from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24044093. [PMID: 36835511 PMCID: PMC9963861 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24044093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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1H spin-lattice relaxation experiments have been performed for water-Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) mixtures, including 20%wt and 40%wt of BSA. The experiments have been carried out in a frequency range encompassing three orders of magnitude, from 10 kHz to 10 MHz, versus temperature. The relaxation data have been thoroughly analyzed in terms of several relaxation models with the purpose of revealing the mechanisms of water motion. For this purpose, four relaxation models have been used: the data have been decomposed into relaxation contributions expressed in terms of Lorentzian spectral densities, then three-dimensional translation diffusion has been assumed, next two-dimensional surface diffusion has been considered, and eventually, a model of surface diffusion mediated by acts of adsorption to the surface has been employed. In this way, it has been demonstrated that the last concept is the most plausible. Parameters describing the dynamics in a quantitative manner have been determined and discussed.
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Fanost A, de Viguerie L, Ducouret G, Mériguet G, Walter P, Glanville H, Rollet AL, Jaber M. Connecting Rheological Properties and Molecular Dynamics of Egg-Tempera Paints based on Egg Yolk. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202112108. [PMID: 34816554 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Egg-tempera painting is a pictorial technique widely used in the Middle Ages, although poorly studied in its physico-chemical aspects until now. Here we show how NMR relaxometry and rheology can be combined to probe egg-tempera paints and shed new light on their structure and behavior. Based on recipes of the 15th century, model formulations with egg yolk and green earth have been reproduced to characterize the physicochemical properties of this paint at the mesoscopic and macroscopic scales. The rheological measurements highlight a synergetic effect between green earth and egg yolk, induced by the interactions between them and the structural organisation of the system. 1 H NMR relaxometry emphasizes the presence and the structure of a network formed by the yolk and the pigment.
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- Agathe Fanost
- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale LAMS, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Universitaire de France, 4 pl. Jussieu, F-75005, Paris, France.,laboratoire PHysico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes InterfaciauX, PHENIX, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 pl. Jussieu, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale LAMS, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Universitaire de France, 4 pl. Jussieu, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 75005, Paris, France
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- laboratoire PHysico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes InterfaciauX, PHENIX, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 pl. Jussieu, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale LAMS, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Universitaire de France, 4 pl. Jussieu, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale LAMS, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Universitaire de France, 4 pl. Jussieu, F-75005, Paris, France
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- laboratoire PHysico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes InterfaciauX, PHENIX, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 pl. Jussieu, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale LAMS, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Universitaire de France, 4 pl. Jussieu, F-75005, Paris, France
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Fanost A, Viguerie L, Ducouret G, Mériguet G, Walter P, Glanville H, Rollet A, Jaber M. Connecting Rheological Properties and Molecular Dynamics of Egg‐Tempera Paints based on Egg Yolk. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202112108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Agathe Fanost
- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale LAMS Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Universitaire de France 4 pl. Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
- laboratoire PHysico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes InterfaciauX, PHENIX Sorbonne Université, CNRS 4 pl. Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale LAMS Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Universitaire de France 4 pl. Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
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- Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle ESPCI Paris, Université PSL CNRS Sorbonne Université 75005 Paris France
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- laboratoire PHysico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes InterfaciauX, PHENIX Sorbonne Université, CNRS 4 pl. Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale LAMS Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Universitaire de France 4 pl. Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale LAMS Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Universitaire de France 4 pl. Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
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- laboratoire PHysico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes InterfaciauX, PHENIX Sorbonne Université, CNRS 4 pl. Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale LAMS Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Universitaire de France 4 pl. Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
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Belorizky E, Fries PH. Nuclear relaxation rate enhancement by a 14N quadrupole nucleus in a fluctuating electric-field gradient. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:184108. [PMID: 34773943 DOI: 10.1063/5.0069362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We consider the longitudinal quadrupole relaxation rate enhancement (QRE) of a 1H nucleus due to the time fluctuations of the local dipolar magnetic field created by a close quadrupole 14N nucleus, the electric-field gradient (EFG) Hamiltonian of which changes with time because of vibrations/distortions of its chemical environment. The QRE is analytically expressed as a linear combination of the cosine Fourier transforms of the three quantum time auto-correlation functions GAA(t) of the 14N spin components along the principal axes A = X, Y, and Z of the mean (time-averaged) EFG Hamiltonian. Denoting the three transition frequencies between the energy levels of this mean Hamiltonian by νA, the functions GAA(t) oscillate at frequencies νA + sA/(2π) with mono-exponential decays of relaxation times τA, where the frequency dynamic shifts sA and the relaxation times τA are closed expressions of the magnitude of the fluctuations of the instantaneous EFG Hamiltonian about its mean and of the characteristic fluctuation time. Thus, the theoretical QRE is the sum of three Lorentzian peaks centered at νA + sA/(2π) with full widths at half maxima 1/(πτA). The predicted peak widths are nearly equal. The predicted dynamic shifts of the peaks are much smaller than their widths and amazingly keep proportional to the transition frequencies νA for reasonably fast EFG fluctuations. The theory is further improved by correcting the transition frequencies by the 14N Zeeman effects of second order. It is successfully applied to reinterpret the QRE pattern measured by Broche, Ashcroft, and Lurie [Magn. Reson. Med. 68, 358 (2012)] in normal cartilage.
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- Elie Belorizky
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, Leti-DSYS, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG-MEM, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Baroni S, Stefania R, Broche LM, Senn N, Lurie DJ, Ross PJ, Aime S, Geninatti Crich S. A Novel Class of
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N‐Containing Imidazole Moieties. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202011513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Simona Baroni
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences University of Torino via Nizza 52 10126 Torino Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences University of Torino via Nizza 52 10126 Torino Italy
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre University of Aberdeen Foresterhill AB25 2ZD Aberdeen UK
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre University of Aberdeen Foresterhill AB25 2ZD Aberdeen UK
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre University of Aberdeen Foresterhill AB25 2ZD Aberdeen UK
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre University of Aberdeen Foresterhill AB25 2ZD Aberdeen UK
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences University of Torino via Nizza 52 10126 Torino Italy
- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini (IBB) CNR via Nizza 52 10126 Torino Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences University of Torino via Nizza 52 10126 Torino Italy
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Horváth D, Travagin F, Guidolin N, Buonsanti F, Tircsó G, Tóth I, Bruchertseifer F, Morgenstern A, Notni J, Giovenzana GB, Baranyai Z. Towards 213Bi alpha-therapeutics and beyond: unravelling the foundations of efficient Bi III complexation by DOTP. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qi00559f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BiIII-DOTP complex is characterised by a fast formation kinetics, an outstanding thermodynamic stability and an impressive kinetic interness, making BiIII-DOTP an optimal model for the development of targeted α-therapy (TAT) radiopharmaceuticals.
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- Dávid Horváth
- Department of Physical Chemistry
- University of Debrecen
- Debrecen
- Hungary
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco
- Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro” Largo Donegani 2/3
- Novara
- Italy
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- Bracco Research Center
- Bracco Imaging SpA
- 10010 Colleretto Giacosa (TO)
- Italy
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- Bracco Research Center
- Bracco Imaging SpA
- 10010 Colleretto Giacosa (TO)
- Italy
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- Department of Physical Chemistry
- University of Debrecen
- Debrecen
- Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry
- University of Debrecen
- Debrecen
- Hungary
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
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- Institute of Pathology
- Klinikum rechts der Isar
- Technische Universität München
- 81675 München
- Germany
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco
- Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro” Largo Donegani 2/3
- Novara
- Italy
- CAGE Chemicals
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- Bracco Research Center
- Bracco Imaging SpA
- 10010 Colleretto Giacosa (TO)
- Italy
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Di Gregorio E, Bitonto V, Baroni S, Stefania R, Aime S, Broche LM, Senn N, Ross PJ, Lurie DJ, Geninatti Crich S. Monitoring tissue implants by field-cycling 1H-MRI via the detection of changes in the 14N-quadrupolar-peak from imidazole moieties incorporated in a "smart" scaffold material. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:4863-4872. [PMID: 34095943 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00775k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study is focused on the development of innovative sensors to non-invasively monitor the tissue implant status by Fast-Field-Cycling Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FFC-MRI). These sensors are based on oligo-histidine moieties that are conjugated to PLGA polymers representing the structural matrix for cells hosting scaffolds. The presence of 14N atoms of histidine causes a quadrupolar relaxation enhancement (also called Quadrupolar Peak, QP) at 1.39 MHz. This QP falls at a frequency well distinct from the QPs generated by endogenous semisolid proteins. The relaxation enhancement is pH dependent in the range 6.5-7.5, thus it acts as a reporter of the scaffold integrity as it progressively degrades upon lowering the microenvironmental pH. The ability of this new sensors to generate contrast in an image obtained at 1.39 MHz on a FFC-MRI scanner is assessed. A good biocompatibility of the histidine-containing scaffolds is observed after its surgical implantation in healthy mice. Over time the scaffold is colonized by endogenous fibroblasts and this process is accompanied by a progressive decrease of the intensity of the relaxation peak. In respect to the clinically used contrast agents this material has the advantage of generating contrast without the use of potentially toxic paramagnetic metal ions.
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- Enza Di Gregorio
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, Torino, Italy.
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Overbeck V, Appelhagen A, Rößler R, Niemann T, Ludwig R. Rotational correlation times, diffusion coefficients and quadrupolar peaks of the protic ionic liquid ethylammonium nitrate by means of 1H fast field cycling NMR relaxometry. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Baroni S, Stefania R, Broche LM, Senn N, Lurie DJ, Ross PJ, Aime S, Geninatti Crich S. A Novel Class of
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N‐Containing Imidazole Moieties. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:4208-4214. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Simona Baroni
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences University of Torino via Nizza 52 10126 Torino Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences University of Torino via Nizza 52 10126 Torino Italy
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre University of Aberdeen Foresterhill AB25 2ZD Aberdeen UK
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre University of Aberdeen Foresterhill AB25 2ZD Aberdeen UK
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre University of Aberdeen Foresterhill AB25 2ZD Aberdeen UK
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre University of Aberdeen Foresterhill AB25 2ZD Aberdeen UK
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences University of Torino via Nizza 52 10126 Torino Italy
- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini (IBB) CNR via Nizza 52 10126 Torino Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences University of Torino via Nizza 52 10126 Torino Italy
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Aziz A, Pane S, Iacovacci V, Koukourakis N, Czarske J, Menciassi A, Medina-Sánchez M, Schmidt OG. Medical Imaging of Microrobots: Toward In Vivo Applications. ACS NANO 2020; 14:10865-10893. [PMID: 32869971 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Medical microrobots (MRs) have been demonstrated for a variety of non-invasive biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering, drug delivery, and assisted fertilization, among others. However, most of these demonstrations have been carried out in in vitro settings and under optical microscopy, being significantly different from the clinical practice. Thus, medical imaging techniques are required for localizing and tracking such tiny therapeutic machines when used in medical-relevant applications. This review aims at analyzing the state of the art of microrobots imaging by critically discussing the potentialities and limitations of the techniques employed in this field. Moreover, the physics and the working principle behind each analyzed imaging strategy, the spatiotemporal resolution, and the penetration depth are thoroughly discussed. The paper deals with the suitability of each imaging technique for tracking single or swarms of MRs and discusses the scenarios where contrast or imaging agent's inclusion is required, either to absorb, emit, or reflect a determined physical signal detected by an external system. Finally, the review highlights the existing challenges and perspective solutions which could be promising for future in vivo applications.
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- Azaam Aziz
- Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, Leibniz IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa 56025, Italy
- Department of Excellence in Robotics and AI, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa 56025, Italy
- Department of Excellence in Robotics and AI, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Chair of Measurement and Sensor System Technique, School of Engineering, TU Dresden, Helmholtzstrasse 18, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Biomedical Computational Laser Systems, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Chair of Measurement and Sensor System Technique, School of Engineering, TU Dresden, Helmholtzstrasse 18, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, TU Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Biomedical Computational Laser Systems, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa 56025, Italy
- Department of Excellence in Robotics and AI, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, Leibniz IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, Leibniz IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Materials, Architectures, and Integration of Nanomembranes (MAIN), TU Chemnitz, Reichenhainer Strasse 10, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
- School of Science, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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Kruk D, Rochowski P, Florek-Wojciechowska M, Sebastião PJ, Lurie DJ, Broche LM. 1H spin-lattice NMR relaxation in the presence of residual dipolar interactions - Dipolar relaxation enhancement. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2020; 318:106783. [PMID: 32755749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A model of spin-lattice relaxation for spin-1/2 nuclei in the presence of a residual dipole-dipole coupling has been presented. For slow dynamics the model predicts a bi-exponential relaxation at low frequencies, when the residual dipole-dipole interaction dominates the Zeeman coupling. Moreover, according to the model a frequency-specific relaxation enhancement, referred to as Dipolar Relaxation Enhancement (DRE) in analogy to the Quadrupole Relaxation Enhancement (QRE) is expected. The frequency position of the relaxation maximum is determined by the amplitude of the residual dipole-dipole interaction. Experimental examples of relaxation properties that might be attributed to the DRE are presented. The DRE effect has the potential to be exploited, in analogy to QRE, as a unique source of information about molecular dynamics and structure.
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- Danuta Kruk
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia & Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia & Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Physics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Bio-Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Bio-Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Masiewicz E, Ashcroft GP, Boddie D, Dundas SR, Kruk D, Broche LM. Towards applying NMR relaxometry as a diagnostic tool for bone and soft tissue sarcomas: a pilot study. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14207. [PMID: 32848198 PMCID: PMC7449965 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71067-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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This work explores what Fast Field-Cycling Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (FFC-NMR) relaxometry brings for the study of sarcoma to guide future in vivo analyses of patients. We present the results of an ex vivo pilot study involving 10 cases of biopsy-proven sarcoma and we propose a quantitative method to analyse 1H NMR relaxation dispersion profiles based on a model-free approach describing the main dynamical processes in the tissues and assessing the amplitude of the Quadrupole Relaxation Enhancement effects due to 14N. This approach showed five distinct groups of dispersion profiles indicating five discrete categories of sarcoma, with differences attributable to microstructure and rigidity. Data from tissues surrounding sarcomas indicated very significant variations with the proximity to tumour, which may be attributed to varying water content but also to tissue remodelling processes due to the sarcoma. This pilot study illustrates the potential of FFC relaxometry for the detection and characterisation of sarcoma.
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- Elzbieta Masiewicz
- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, 10-710, Olsztyn, Poland
- Faculty of Food Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Michała Oczapowskiego 4, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, 10-710, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Bio-Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, Scotland, UK.
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Kruk D, Masiewicz E, Wojciechowski M, Florek-Wojciechowska M, Broche LM, Lurie DJ. Slow dynamics of solid proteins - Nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry versus dielectric spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2020; 314:106721. [PMID: 32276108 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) relaxometry and Dielectric Spectroscopy (DS) have been exploited to investigate the dynamics of solid proteins. The experiments have been carried out in the frequency range of about 10 kHz-40 MHz for NMR relaxometry and 10-2Hz-20 MHz for DS. The data sets have been analyzed in terms of theoretical models allowing for a comparison of the correlation times revealed by NMR relaxometry and DS. The 1H spin-lattice relaxation profiles have been decomposed into relaxation contributions associated with 1H-1H and 1H-14N dipole - dipole interactions. The 1H-1H relaxation contribution has been interpreted in terms of three dynamical processes of time scales of 10-6s, 10-7s and 10-8s. It has turned out that the correlation times do not differ much among proteins and they are only weakly dependent on temperature. The analysis of DS relaxation spectra has also revealed three motional processes characterized by correlation times that considerably depend on temperature in contrast to those obtained from the 1H relaxation. This finding suggest that for solid proteins there is a contribution to the 1H spin-lattice relaxation associated with a kind of motion that is not probed in DS as it does not lead to a reorientation of the electric dipole moment.
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- Danuta Kruk
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia & Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia & Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia & Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Bio-Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Bio-Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Dynamics of Solid Proteins by Means of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9110652. [PMID: 31731514 PMCID: PMC6920843 DOI: 10.3390/biom9110652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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1H Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry was exploited to investigate the dynamics of solid proteins. The relaxation experiments were performed at 37 °C over a broad frequency range, from approximately 10 kHz to 40 MHz. Two relaxation contributions to the overall 1H spin-lattice relaxation were revealed; they were associated with 1H-1H and 1H-14N magnetic dipole-dipole interactions, respectively. The 1H-1H relaxation contribution was interpreted in terms of three dynamical processes occurring on timescales of 10-6 s, 10-7 s, and 10-8 s, respectively. The 1H-14N relaxation contribution shows quadrupole relaxation enhancement effects. A thorough analysis of the data was performed revealing similarities in the protein dynamics, despite their different structures. Among several parameters characterizing the protein dynamics and structure (e.g., electric field gradient tensor at the position of 14N nuclei), the orientation of the 1H-14N dipole-dipole axis, with respect to the principal axis system of the electric field gradient, was determined, showing that, for lysozyme, it was considerably different than for the other proteins. Moreover, the validity range of a closed form expression describing the 1H-14N relaxation contribution was determined by a comparison with a general approach based on the stochastic Liouville equation.
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Kruk D, Masiewicz E, Umut E, Petrovic A, Kargl R, Scharfetter H. Estimation of the magnitude of quadrupole relaxation enhancement in the context of magnetic resonance imaging contrast. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:184306. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5082177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Danuta Kruk
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Laboratory for Characterization and Processing of Polymers (LCPP), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova Ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 16 / III, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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Kruk D, Umut E, Masiewicz E, Fischer R, Scharfetter H. Multi-quantum quadrupole relaxation enhancement effects in 209Bi compounds. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:184309. [PMID: 31091937 DOI: 10.1063/1.5082007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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1H spin-lattice nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation experiments have been performed for triphenylbismuth dichloride (C18H15BiCl2) and phenylbismuth dichloride (C6H5BiCl2) in powder. The frequency range of 20-128 MHz has been covered. Due to 1H-209Bi dipole-dipole interactions, a rich set of pronounced Quadrupole Relaxation Enhancement (QRE) peaks (quadrupole peaks) has been observed. The QRE patterns for both compounds have been explained in terms of single- and double-quantum transitions of the participating nuclei. The analysis has revealed a complex, quantum-mechanical mechanism of the QRE effects. The mechanism goes far beyond the simple explanation of the existence of three quadrupole peaks for 14N reported in literature. The analysis has been supported by nuclear quadrupole resonance results that independently provided the 209Bi quadrupole parameters (amplitude of the quadrupole coupling constant and asymmetry parameter).
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- D Kruk
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, PL-10710 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, PL-10710 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 54, PL-10710 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9/V, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 16/III, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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Scharfetter H, Gösweiner C, Krassnig PJ, Sampl C, Thonhofer M, Fischer R, Spirk S, Kargl R, Stana-Kleinschek K, Umut E, Kruk D. Aspects of structural order in 209Bi-containing particles for potential MRI contrast agents based on quadrupole enhanced relaxation. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1511869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Hermann Scharfetter
- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Paper, Pulp and Fiber Technology and Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Laboratory for Characterization and Processing of Polymers (LCPP), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Paper, Pulp and Fiber Technology and Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Laboratory for Characterization and Processing of Polymers (LCPP), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Laboratory for Characterization and Processing of Polymers (LCPP), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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Bödenler M, de Rochefort L, Ross PJ, Chanet N, Guillot G, Davies GR, Gösweiner C, Scharfetter H, Lurie DJ, Broche LM. Comparison of fast field-cycling magnetic resonance imaging methods and future perspectives. Mol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1557349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Markus Bödenler
- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- CNRS, Center for Magnetic Resonance in Biology and Medicine (CRMBM) UMR 7339, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités, IR4M UMR 8081, Université Paris Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités, IR4M UMR 8081, Université Paris Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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Kruk D, Masiewicz E, Umut E, Schlögl M, Fischer R, Scharfetter H. Quadrupole relaxation enhancement and polarisation transfer in DMSO solution of [Bi(NO3)3(H2O)3]*18-crown-6 in solid state. Mol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1552798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Danuta Kruk
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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Gösweiner C, Kruk D, Umut E, Masiewicz E, Bödenler M, Scharfetter H. Predicting quadrupole relaxation enhancement peaks in proton R1-NMRD profiles in solid Bi-aryl compounds from NQR parameters. Mol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1519201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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Kruk D, Umut E, Masiewicz E, Hermann P, Scharfetter H. 1H spin–lattice relaxation in water solution of 209Bi counterparts of Gd3+contrast agents. Mol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1517907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Danuta Kruk
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia & Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia & Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia & Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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