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Aqueous dispersions of magnetic iron oxide particles, surface modified by covalently grafting amino groups, useful as MRI contrast agents stable against agglomeration at neutral pH
Aqueous dispersions of magnetic iron oxide particles, surface modified by covalently grafting amino groups, useful as MRI contrast agents stable against agglomeration at neutral pH
A novel aqueous dispersion (A) contains particles (I) based on a magnetic iron oxide and of size 20 nm or less, having a surface modified by covalently grafting amino groups R, such that the isoelectric point of the obtained surface modified particles is 10 or more. Independent claims are included for: (1) the preparation of (A); (2) (A)-containing compositions for oral or parenteral administration to humans or animals; (3) a method for modifying the surface of the particles in (A), involving reacting (A) with a chemical species (E) at pH less than, to form a bond between (E) and R; (4) the dispersions (A') obtained by the modification process; (5) a method for further modifying the surface of the particles in (A'), involving reacting (A') (in which (E) is a polysaccharide) with a chemical species (F) able to form a bond with polysaccharide; and (6) the dispersions (A'') obtained by the further modification process, provided that (E) is dextran linked via -NH-CH 2- moieties.
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