Two-photon graphene quantum dot modified Gd2O3 nanocomposites as a dual-mode MRI contrast agent and cell labelling agent
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Abstract
For obtaining high-resolution macroscopical anatomical information and high sensitivity microscopical optical signals, it is highly desirable to develop dual-modality magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fluorescent probes in medical imaging simultaneously. In this study, Gd2O3 nanoparticles were modified with two-photon graphene quantum dots (GQD), integrating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent with two-photon imaging functionality into one nanoprobe. A photoluminescence study indicated that the GQD modification process integrated MRI properties with both one-photon and two-photon imaging properties. Gd2O3/GQD nanocomposites showed a significantly improved longitudinal relaxivity (r1 = 15.995 mM-1 s-1) in comparison with commercial Magnevist (Gd-DTPA, r1 = 4.5 mM-1 s-1) and some reported papers. Excellent water solubility and good biocompatibility make Gd2O3/GQD nanocomposites an ideal dual-modal imaging agent, suggesting their potential and significant biological and clinical applications in the future.
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