First Place, 2018

Nanodroplets filled with paramagnetic metals and perfluorocarbon materials can be exploited to track cells and biomarkers in vivo using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, aka MRI, with 19Fluorine, the only stable isotope of fluorine. Researchers at UT Austin are applying these agents to image immune cells and monitor cancer therapy in animal models. Shown here is a pseudocolored transmission electron micrograph of these nanomaterials, acquired in our Center for Biomedical Research Support's Microscopy and Imaging Facility. Tyler King prepared the materials, Hongyu Guo acquired the image, and Dr. Emily Que generated the final graphic.

Credit:
Dr. Emily Que
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry

Hongyu Guo
Chemistry Graduate Student

Tyler King
Chemistry Graduate Student