SIPPs

Superparamagnetic iron platinum particles. SIPPs are nanoparticles that have been reported as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents.[1] These are, however, investigational agents which have not yet been tried in humans.

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Robert M.; Huber, Dale L.; Monson, Todd C.; Ali, Abdul-Mehdi S.; Bisoffi, Marco,; and Sillerud, Laurel O. (October 2011). "Multifunctional iron platinum stealth immunomicelles: targeted detection of human prostate cancer cells using both fluorescence and magnetic resonance imaging". Journal of Nanoparticle Research 13 (10): 4717–4729. doi:10.1007/s11051-011-0439-3.