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

CBET-0820919 Ni该提案要求为BRUKER低场质子7.5 MHz台式NMR系统提供资金，用于研究和教学。该7.5 MHz TD-NMR分析仪具有梯度功能，其主要组成如下：1. mg-YS-R/GX：mg7.5，7.5 TD-NMR分析仪2. mg-HPC：主机个人计算机3. mg-PGU 4：一维单极梯度放大器4。mg-ExpSpel：开发人员软件选项（操作NMR序列程序、控制数据等）本研究的目的之一是开发一种非破坏性和非侵入性的技术，通过定量骨组织中的水（结合水和流动水）分布、孔隙率和体外皮质骨中的孔径分布来评估骨质量。此外，收购的仪器将提供其他教师与必要的工具（S）追求他们的研究方面，目前还没有在TAMIU校园。

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.