Journal
CHEMPHYSCHEM
Volume 12, Issue 16, Pages 2941-2947Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100446
Keywords
magnetic resonance imaging; membranes; microporous materials; NMR spectroscopy; xenon
Funding
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany [AP 69/4-1, BL 231/35-1, STE 1680/1-1]
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Magnetic resonance of hyperpolarized 129Xe has found a wide field of applications in the analysis of biologically relevant fluids. Recently, it has been shown that the dissolution of hyperpolarized gas into the fluid via hollow-fiber membranes leads to bubble-free 129Xe augmentation, and thus to an enhanced signal. In addition, hollow-fiber membranes permit a continuous operation mode. Herein, a quantitative magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy analysis of a customized hollow-fiber membrane module is presented. Different commercial hollow-fiber membrane types are compared with regard to their 129Xe dissolution efficiency into porcine blood, its constituents, and other fluids. The presented study gives new insight into the suitability of these hollow-fiber membrane types for hyperpolarized gas dissolution setups.
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