Carbon-Encapsulated Radioactive 99mTc Nanoparticles

A macroscopic quantity of quasi‐spherical fullerene‐like shells (see Figure) that encapsulate iron nanoparticles containing radioisotope 99mTc are prepared for the first time. The nanocomposite is acid‐non‐leachable, retaining radioactivity at an extremely high level. This method will enable rigorou...

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Published inAdvanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 144 - 149
Main Authors Chan, H. B. S., Ellis, B. L., Sharma, H. L., Frost, W., Caps, V., Shields, R. A., Tsang, S. C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.01.2004
WILEY‐VCH Verlag
Wiley-VCH Verlag
Subjects
Carbon-encapsulated particles
Catalysis
Chemical Sciences
Core-shell particles
Nanoparticles
Radioactive materials
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Summary:A macroscopic quantity of quasi‐spherical fullerene‐like shells (see Figure) that encapsulate iron nanoparticles containing radioisotope 99mTc are prepared for the first time. The nanocomposite is acid‐non‐leachable, retaining radioactivity at an extremely high level. This method will enable rigorous studies of what are currently theoretical descriptions of nanometer‐scale medicinal delivery vehicles for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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This research program was funded by the MRC/EPSRC councils of UK through the Hopper Awards to SCT. SCT acknowledges the support of this work though the EPSRC/MRC awards of the UK Research Councils.
ArticleID:ADMA200305407
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.200305407