Canada Research Chair in Ecology of Coastal Environments

本提案要求支持研究在极低磁场下进行的核磁共振（NMR）实验的基本问题，以及与一种非常新的成像方式（称为磁颗粒成像（MPI））相关的机会。核磁共振是一种非常成熟的实验技术，它利用磁场来探测原子核。它在科学、工程和医学中有许多应用，并构成了磁共振成像（MRI）的基础。MPI在某些方面与MRI相似。它还利用了磁场；但它不是探测细胞核，而是能够检测并快速绘制出非常小的生物相容性磁性颗粒的分布。这些颗粒非常小，可以作为示踪剂注射到血液中，这为研究人员希望成为心血管成像的有力方法打开了大门。

This proposal requests support for research that will explore fundamental questions related to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) experiments conducted in very-low magnetic fields and opportunities related to a very new imaging modality, called Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI). NMR is a very-well established experimental technique that uses magnetic fields to probe the nuclei of atoms. It has many applications in science, engineering, and medicine, and forms the basis for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). MPI is in some respects similar to MRI. It also makes use of magnetic fields; but instead of probing nuclei, it is able to detect and rapidly map out the distribution of very small biocompatible magnetic particles. These particles are so small that they can be injected into the bloodstream as tracers, opening the door to what researchers hope will become powerful method for cardiovascular imaging.