MRI: Acquisition of a Low-Field NMR for Research/Education at Texas A&M International University

该提案要求为布鲁克低场质子7.5 MHz台式核磁共振系统的研究和教学提供资金。具有梯度能力的7.5 MHz TD-NMR分析仪的主要部件如下：mg-YS-R/GX: mg7.5, 7.5 TD-NMR分析仪mg-HPC：主机个人计算机mg-PGU4：一维单极梯度放大器mg-ExpSpel：开发人员的软件选项（操作核磁共振序列程序，控制数据等）拟议研究的目标之一是开发一种非破坏性和非侵入性技术，通过量化骨组织内水（结合水和流动水）的分布，孔隙率和体外皮质骨的孔隙大小分布来评估骨质量。此外，获得的仪器将为其他教师提供必要的工具，以追求他们目前在TAMIU校园内无法获得的研究方面。

CBET-0820919NiThis proposal requests funding for a BRUKER low-field proton 7.5 MHz bench-top NMRsystem for research and teaching. The main components of this 7.5 MHz TD-NMR Analyzerwith gradient capability are listed as following.1. mg-YS-R/GX: mg7.5, 7.5 TD-NMR Analyzer2. mg-HPC: Host personal computer3. mg-PGU4: One dimensional Unipolar Gradient Amplifier4. mg-ExpSpel: Developers' Software Option (operating NMR sequence program,controlling data, etc.)One of the objectives of the proposed research is to develop a non-destructive and noninvasivetechnique to assess bone quality by quantifying the distribution of water (bound and mobilewater) within bone tissue, porosity, and pore size distributions in cortical bone in vitro. Inaddition, the acquired instrumentation will provide other faculty with the necessary tool(s) topursue aspects of their research that are presently not available on the TAMIU campus.