Abstract
Computer simulations are used to design more hydrated bilayers, formed from amine-modified porphyrin-phospholipids (PoPs). Experiments confirm that the new constructs give rise to bilayers with greater water content. When chelated with manganese, amine-modified PoPs provide improved contrast for magnetic resonance and are safely used for imaging in vivo
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1602505 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Small : Nano Micro |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- bilayers
- contrast agents
- MD simulations
- porphyrin-phospholipid
- water permeation
- Contrast Media/chemistry
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Liposomes/chemistry
- Phospholipids/chemistry
- Water/chemistry
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation
- Lipid Bilayers/chemistry
- Porphyrins/chemistry