Nano-ferrite near-field microwave imaging for in-body applications

Ren, A., Qing, M., Zhao, N., Wang, M., Gao, G., Yang, X., Zhang, Z., Hu, F., Ur Rehman, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2018) Nano-ferrite near-field microwave imaging for in-body applications. IEEE Access, 6, pp. 29551-29557. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2843780)

Abstract

In recent years, nanotechnology has become indispensable in our lives, especially in the medical field. The key to nanotechnology is the perfect combination of molecular imaging and nanoscale probes. In this paper, we used iron oxide nanoparticles as a nanoprobe because it is widely used in clinical MRI and other molecular imaging techniques. We built our own experimental environment and used absorbing materials during the whole experiment to avoid electromagnetic interference with the surroundings. Moreover, we repeated the experiment many times to exclude the influence of contingency. Hence, the experimental data we obtained were relatively precise and persuasive. Finally, the results demonstrated that the iron oxide nanoparticles were appropriate for use as contrast agents in biological imaging.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This work was supported in part by the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation and Exchange Projects in Shaanxi Province under Grant 2017KW-005, in part by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant JB180205, and in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 61671349, Grant 61301175, and Grant 61601338.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Abbasi, Professor Qammer and Ur Rehman, Dr Masood
• Authors: Ren, A., Qing, M., Zhao, N., Wang, M., Gao, G., Yang, X., Zhang, Z., Hu, F., Ur Rehman, M., and Abbasi, Q. H.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
• Journal Name: IEEE Access
• Publisher: IEEE
• ISSN: 2169-3536
• ISSN (Online): 2169-3536
• Published Online: 04 June 2018
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 IEEE
• First Published: First published in IEEE Access 6: 29551-29557
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy