5521504 Pulse sequence and method for creating a radio-frequency magnetic field gradient with a spatially independent phase for NMR experiments

1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. XI-XII
Author(s):  
David G Cory ◽  
Frank H Laukien ◽  
Werner Maas
1996 ◽  
Vol 51 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 353-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Robert ◽  
D. J. Pusiol

Abstract A combination of a new pulse sequence allowing fast data acquisition in the rotating frame version of NQR (ρ-NQRI) together with a method for slice selection, is reported. The procedure allows us to record the magnetization evolution during its motion in the rotating frame. At the same time a zero-crossing external magnetic field gradient is applied in order to select a determined slice of the object to be imaged. The experiments reported are the first steps toward a fast tridimensional ρ-NQRI; even more, as the spectroscopic information is preserved during the spatial encoding procedure, it could be considered as a 3D spatially resolved NQR spectroscopy technique.


2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 560-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theeraphot Sriarunothai ◽  
Gouri Shankar Giri ◽  
Sabine Wölk ◽  
Christof Wunderlich

Author(s):  
D.J. Meyerhoff

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) observes tissue water in the presence of a magnetic field gradient to study morphological changes such as tissue volume loss and signal hyperintensities in human disease. These changes are mostly non-specific and do not appear to be correlated with the range of severity of a certain disease. In contrast, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), which measures many different chemicals and tissue metabolites in the millimolar concentration range in the absence of a magnetic field gradient, has been shown to reveal characteristic metabolite patterns which are often correlated with the severity of a disease. In-vivo MRS studies are performed on widely available MRI scanners without any “sample preparation” or invasive procedures and are therefore widely used in clinical research. Hydrogen (H) MRS and MR Spectroscopic Imaging (MRSI, conceptionally a combination of MRI and MRS) measure N-acetylaspartate (a putative marker of neurons), creatine-containing metabolites (involved in energy processes in the cell), choline-containing metabolites (involved in membrane metabolism and, possibly, inflammatory processes),


Author(s):  
Lynne E. Macaskie ◽  
John Collins ◽  
Iryna P. Mikheenko ◽  
Jaime Gomez‐Bolivar ◽  
Mohamed L. Merroun ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Gräfe ◽  
Elena K. Müller ◽  
Lennart Gresing ◽  
Andreas Weidner ◽  
Patricia Radon ◽  
...  

Abstract Magnetic hybrid materials are a promising group of substances. Their interaction with matrices is challenging with regard to the underlying physical and chemical mechanisms. But thinking matrices as biological membranes or even structured cell layers they become interesting with regard to potential biomedical applications. Therefore, we established in vitro blood-organ barrier models to study the interaction and processing of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) with these cellular structures in the presence of a magnetic field gradient. A one-cell-type–based blood-brain barrier model was used to investigate the attachment and uptake mechanisms of differentially charged magnetic hybrid materials. Inhibition of clathrin-dependent endocytosis and F-actin depolymerization led to a dramatic reduction of cellular uptake. Furthermore, the subsequent transportation of SPIONs through the barrier and the ability to detect these particles was of interest. Negatively charged SPIONs could be detected behind the barrier as well as in a reporter cell line. These observations could be confirmed with a two-cell-type–based blood-placenta barrier model. While positively charged SPIONs heavily interact with the apical cell layer, neutrally charged SPIONs showed a retarded interaction behavior. Behind the blood-placenta barrier, negatively charged SPIONs could be clearly detected. Finally, the transfer of the in vitro blood-placenta model in a microfluidic biochip allows the integration of shear stress into the system. Even without particle accumulation in a magnetic field gradient, the negatively charged SPIONs were detectable behind the barrier. In conclusion, in vitro blood-organ barrier models allow the broad investigation of magnetic hybrid materials with regard to biocompatibility, cell interaction, and transfer through cell layers on their way to biomedical application.


2014 ◽  
Vol 248 ◽  
pp. 126-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Czechowski ◽  
W. Chlewicki ◽  
M. Baranowski ◽  
K. Jurga ◽  
P. Szczepanik ◽  
...  

eLife ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aakash Basu ◽  
Samuel Lagier ◽  
Maria Vologodskaia ◽  
Brian A Fabella ◽  
AJ Hudspeth

Mechanoelectrical transduction by hair cells commences with hair-bundle deflection, which is postulated to tense filamentous tip links connected to transduction channels. Because direct mechanical stimulation of tip links has not been experimentally possible, this hypothesis has not been tested. We have engineered DNA tethers that link superparamagnetic beads to tip links and exert mechanical forces on the links when exposed to a magnetic-field gradient. By pulling directly on tip links of the bullfrog's sacculus we have evoked transduction currents from hair cells, confirming the hypothesis that tension in the tip links opens transduction channels. This demonstration of direct mechanical access to tip links additionally lays a foundation for experiments probing the mechanics of individual channels.


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