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Cubic three-dimensional hybrid silica solids for nuclear hyperpolarization

Baudouin, D.
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Van Kalkeren, H. A.
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Bornet, A.  
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2016
Chemical Science

Hyperpolarization of metabolites by dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (D-DNP) for MRI applications often requires fast and efficient removal of the radicals (polarizing agents). Ordered mesoporous SBA-15 silica materials containing homogeneously dispersed radicals, referred to as HYperPolarizing SOlids (HYPSOs), enable high polarization - P(H-1) = 50% at 1.2 K - and straightforward separation of the polarizing HYPSO material from the hyperpolarized solution by filtration. However, the one-dimensional tubular pores of SBA-15 type materials are not ideal for nuclear spin diffusion, which may limit efficient polarization. Here, we develop a generation of hyperpolarizing solids based on a SBA-16 structure with a network of pores interconnected in three dimensions, which allows a significant increase of polarization, i.e. P(H-1) = 63% at 1.2 K. This result illustrates how one can improve materials by combining a control of the incorporation of radicals with a better design of the porous network structures.

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DOI
10.1039/c6sc02055k
Web of Science ID

WOS:000386228900033

Author(s)
Baudouin, D.
Van Kalkeren, H. A.
Bornet, A.  
Vuichoud, B.  
Veyre, L.
Cavailles, M.
Schwarzwaelder, M.
Liao, W. -C.
Gajan, D.
Bodenhausen, G.  
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Date Issued

2016

Publisher

Royal Soc Chemistry

Published in
Chemical Science
Volume

7

Issue

11

Start page

6846

End page

6850

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

Written at

OTHER

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November 21, 2016
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