Hyperploarized Xenon Molecular Sensors

As an inert gas, ₁₂₉Xe is endowed with high selectivity by functionalized cage molecular, which bridges the ultra high sensitivity of optically-pumped NMR technique to the MRI molecular imaging. We are focused on the broadening of the application range of the Xenon based molecular sensor and even higher NMR sensitivity by further modification of the sensor and development of new NMR/MRI pulse method.