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Table 8.3 [ 111 In]DTPA-CNT 5 and [ 111 In]DTPA-CNT 3 percentage of injected dose per
organ after intravenous administration a

Note : CNTs were covalently attached to an indium chelator (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic
dianhydride, DTPA), which was added in amounts able to saturate partially (CNT5) or
completely (CNT3) the available functionalities.
a Reproduced from Singh et al. 56 with permission.

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Figure 8.5 Biodistribution per collected gram of tissue of [ 111 In]DTPA-SWCNTs after
intravenous administration of 60 μg of SWCNTs in 200 μL of phosphate buffered saline
(PBS). Reproduced from Singh et al. 56 with permission. See also Colour Insert.