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Technical Information The twenty-first century began with the completion of the human genome project and the dawn of proteomics and systems-biology. These emerging fields will attempt to understand how newly discovered proteins impact human physiology and disease. As researchers progress from molecular- and cellular-based studies to in vivo systems, innovative technologies are needed to allow multiple tracking of probes and multiple measurements of functional parameters in in vivo models. One arena of research that has emerged due to recent discoveries is the field of cellular transplantation.BioPAL has developed MicroTRACK™ to aid researchers locate and track implanted cells in in vivo systems using MRI technology. BioPAL offers a 1 µm biodegradable superparamagnetic particle and a long-lived (non-biodegradable) superparamagnetic microsphere for applications in cell labeling and drug delivery experiments. These reagents are classified as a darkening agent acting through the T2 relaxation process. MicroTRACK are also available with amine groups for attaching proteins and ligands or with rhodamine B for fluorescent imaging. The Product MicroTRACK
microspheres and microparticles are packaged in 2 ml sealed
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