Radio- and nano-chemistry of aqueous Ga(iii) ions anchored onto graphene oxide-modified complexes

Nanoscale. 2020 Mar 28;12(12):6603-6608. doi: 10.1039/c9nr10145d. Epub 2020 Mar 17.

Abstract

The gallium-68 radiolabelling of new functional graphene oxide composites is reported herein along with kinetic stability investigations of the radio-nanohybrids under different environments and insights into their surface characteristics by SEM and XPS. The present work highlights the potential of graphene oxides as nanocarriers for small molecules such as bis(thiosemicarbazonato) complexes to act as multifunctional platforms for rapid and effective radioimaging agent incorporation.