Properties of Iopamidol-Incorporated Poly(vinyl alcohol) Microparticle as an X-ray Imaging Flow Tracer
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- 作者：Sungsook Ahn ; Sung Yong Jung ; Jin Pyung Lee ; Sang Joon Lee
- 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- 出版年：2011
- 出版时间：February 10, 2011
- 年：2011
- 卷：115
- 期：5
- 页码：889-901
- 全文大小：1251K
- 年卷期：v.115,no.5(February 10, 2011)
- ISSN：1520-5207
文摘
We have recently reported on poly(vinyl alcohol) microparticles containing X-ray contrast agent, iopamidol, designed as a flow tracer working in synchrotron X-ray imaging ( Biosens. Bioelectron. 2010, 25, 1571). Although iopamidol is physically encapsulated in the microparticles, it displays a great contrast enhancement and stable feasibility in in vitro human blood pool. Nonetheless, a direct relation between the absolute amount of incorporated iopamidol and the enhancement in imaging efficiency was not observed. In this study, physical properties of the designed microparticle are systematically investigated experimentally with theoretical interpretation to correlate an enhancement in X-ray imaging efficiency. The compositional ratio of X-ray contrast agent in polymeric microparticle is controlled as 1/1 and 10/1 [contrast agent/polymer microparticle (w/w)] with changed degree of cross-linkings. Flory鈭扝uggins interaction parameter (蠂), retractive force (蟿) and degree of swelling of the designed polymeric microparticles are investigated. In addition, the hydrodynamic size (DH) and 味-potential are evaluated in terms of environment responsiveness. The physical properties of the designed flow tracer microparticles under a given condition are observed to be strongly related with the X-ray absorption efficiency, which are also supported by the Beer鈭扡ambert鈭払ouguer law. The designed microparticles are almost nontoxic with a reasonable concentration and time period, enough to be utilized as a flow tracer in various biomedical applications. This study would contribute to the basic understanding on the physical property connected with the imaging efficiency of contrast agents.