Gadolinium based contrast agents (GBCAs): Uniqueness, aquatic toxicity concerns, and prospective remediation

IE Oluwasola, AL Ahmad, NF Shoparwe… - Journal of Contaminant …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current toxicity concerns of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have birthed the
need to regulate and, sometimes restrict its clinical administration. However, tolerable …

Hallmarks of anticancer and antimicrobial activities of corroles

VK Sharma, YG Assaraf, Z Gross - Drug Resistance Updates, 2023 - Elsevier
Corroles provide a remarkable opportunity for the development of cancer theranostic agents
among other porphyrinoids. While most transition metal corrole complexes are only …

Synthesis of two new dinuclear lanthanide clusters and visual bifunctional sensing devices based on the Eu cluster

Y Jiang, K Zheng, Z Liu, X Yu, Q Yang… - Advanced Optical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of visual and multifunctional sensors, and further the fabrication of
portable sensing devices is of great importance. Herein, two dinuclear lanthanide clusters …

Genome-wide toxicogenomic study of the lanthanides sheds light on the selective toxicity mechanisms associated with critical materials

RM Pallares, D Faulkner, DD An, S Hébert… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Lanthanides are a series of critical elements widely used in multiple industries, such as
optoelectronics and healthcare. Although initially considered to be of low toxicity, concerns …

Understanding the biological behavior of lanthanides and actinides through omics approaches

RM Pallares, Y Li, RJ Abergel - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Lanthanides and actinides are a series of critical elements commonly used in multiple
industries, such as energy production, optoelectronics, and healthcare. Despite their …

Gold Nanoparticle-Enabled Fluorescence Sensing of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in Urine

R Shafabakhsh, R Zhang… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) are commonly used in magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI). Concerns about the retention of gadolinium in the body and its potential …

Engineering mesoporous silica nanoparticles for targeted alpha therapy against breast cancer

RM Pallares, P Agbo, X Liu, DD An… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Targeted alpha therapy, where highly cytotoxic doses are delivered to tumor cells while
sparing surrounding healthy tissue, has emerged as a promising treatment against cancer …

Precision engineering of 2D protein layers as chelating biogenic scaffolds for selective recovery of rare-earth elements

RM Pallares, M Charrier, S Tejedor-Sanz… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Rare-earth elements, which include the lanthanide series, are key components of many
clean energy technologies, including wind turbines and photovoltaics. Because most of …

Electrical cartridge sensor enables reliable and direct identification of MicroRNAs in urine of patients

S Kim, S Park, YS Cho, Y Kim, JH Tae, TI No… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Urinary miRNAs are biomarkers that demonstrate considerable promise for the noninvasive
diagnosis and prognosis of diseases. However, because of background noise resulting from …

A photoluminescence assay with a portable device for rapid, sensitive and selective detection of europium and terbium

D Bhowmik, U Maitra - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Rare earth elements are essential in many real-life applications, but their steady supply is
being affected by multiple challenges. The recycling of lanthanides from electronic and other …