A dendronized heparin–gadolinium polymer self-assembled into a nanoscale system as a potential magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent

Abstract

An amphiphilic dendronized heparin–gadolinium conjugate self-assembles into a nanoscale system by a combination of the features of the nanoparticle, dendrimer and heparin. The nanoscale system demonstrates great potential as an efficient and safe MRI contrast agent.