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Biodistribution and Tumors MRI Contrast Enhancement of Magnetic Nanocubes, Nanoclusters, and Nanorods in Multiple Mice Models

Table 1

Physicochemical characteristic of IONPs.

Type of IONPsCore size ± SD (nm)Hydrodynamic size ± SD (nm)T2-relaxivity (mM−1·s−1)Surface zeta potential (mV)

MNCb15 ± 265.4 ± 31.6300−18.5
MNRd20 ± 7 (length), 3 ± 1 (diameter)120.4 ± 71.151−19.0
MNCl40 ± 10100.0 ± 42.3104−12.0