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Magnetic Nanoparticles as Safe, Long Lasting Contrast Agents

Posted on September 30, 2008

Philips and the University of Urbino in Italy are teaming up to develop magnetic nanoparticles that can translocate themselves inside red blood cells, and as such would act as a long lasting and, hopefully, non-harmful contrast agent. The researchers hope that such a contrast agent will be able to evade the immediate hepatic clearance, until after RBCs complete their life cycle.The patented contrast agent techniques being developed by the University of Urbino are based on magnetic nanoparticles that are captured inside the patient s own red blood cells, where they remain protected from the b...

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cardiovascular disease , liver