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A Nanoparticle Contrast Comprising Eu3+:taox and Process of Preparation thereof

Technology Category/Market

Category – Advanced Materials

Applications –Medical Imaging Techniques, Drug delivery systems , sensors, nanotechnology

Industry – Biomedical Engineering

Market -The global advanced materials market size was estimated at USD 61.35 billion in 2022 and it is expected to hit around USD 112.7 billion by 2032, poised to grow at a CAGR of 6.27% from 2023 to 2032

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Problem Statement

  • Doping of optically luminescent nanomaterials creates contrast agents for hybrid imaging system that aids visualization of drug development process
  • Europium dopant in various hosts have been extensively studied as a scintillating material for X-ray detectors and also as nano-contrast agent for optical and MRI that exhibits sharp emission peak, low toxicity, low photo bleaching and it is chemically stable
  • The existing technologies involves lengthy process, issues with precursor mixing and dispersion, micro emulsion stability, yield etc

Technology

  • The present invention provides a nanoparticle contrast and method thereof comprising Eu3+:TaOx wherein  Europium (Eu) is doped in Tantalum oxide (TaOx);  Europium precursor is Europium (III) chloride (EuCl3)  and Tantalum precursor is Tantalum (V) ethoxide
  • Europium is doped in Tantalum oxide having dopant percentage ranging from 2-10%.
  • The nanoparticles are quasi spherical in structure and having size ranging from 5 to 25 nm

Method involves :

  • Preparing an oil in water solution((2 mL of Igepal, 600 μL ethanol (99.9%) and 600 μL NaOH (75 mM))
  • Formation of Micro-Emulsion Solution (20 mL of cyclohexane and incubation for 10 mins)
  • Introducing Tantalum Precursor and formation of Eu3+:TaOx
  • Breaking the Micro-Emulsion Layer and Washing with acetone and ethanol
  • Drying the Nanoparticles(100°C for 24 hours) to yield Europium doped TaOx nanoparticles

Key Features/Value Proposition

Technical Perspective:

  • Novel and simple synthesis for preparation of Eu3+:TaOx nanoparticle
  • Combination of highly efficient  europium and Tantalum nanoparticles for the hybrid imaging system.

User Perspective:

  • Proposes use of Eu3+:TaOx nanoparticle as nanoprobes for simultaneous X-ray, CT, XEOL imaging etc.
  • Tantalum (TaOx) nanoparticle is a promising CT contrast agent with low cost, availability of material, highly biocompatible and easy to synthesize
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Contact for Licensing

Research Lab

Prof. Ganapathy Krishnamurthi

Department of Engineering design

Intellectual Property

  • IITM IDF Ref. 2233
  • IN202141062007

Technology Readiness Level

TRL-4

Technology Validated in Lab

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