A manganese–ferritin nanocomposite as an ultrasensitive T2 contrast agent

• Main Authors: Sana, Barindra, Poh, Chueh Loo, Lim, Sierin
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101269; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11075
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

T 2 contrast is gaining importance in high field strength MRI. We report a strategy for developing a T2 contrast agent from paramagnetic metal ions synthesized within an engineered protein cage. The manganese–ferritin nanocomposite showed high T2 relaxivity indicating its potential as an ultrasensit...