%0 Journal Article
%A Talalwa, Lotfi
%A Natour, Ghaleb
%A Bauer, Andreas
%A Drzezga, Alexander
%A Beer, Simone
%A Gordjinejad, Ali
%T T1-mapping and dielectric properties evaluation of a 3D printable rubber-elastomeric polymer as tissue mimicking materials for MRI phantoms
%J Materials Research Express
%V 7
%N 11
%@ 2053-1591
%C Bristol
%I IOP Publ.
%M FZJ-2020-04346
%P 115306
%D 2020
%X In this study, a new series of 3D printable rubber-elastomeric polymer called PORO-LAY materials have been investigated regarding their suitability to serve as tissue mimicking materials (TMMs) for MRI phantoms. PORO-LAY materials have been previously used in biofuel cell developments, particle filtrations and modeling elastic tissues. We evaluated the electrical permittivity, electrical conductivity, spin-lattice T1-relaxation time and acquired the MRI contrast for simple and multi-material complex 3D printed shapes made of PORO-LAY materials at 3.0 T. The results showed a T1 diversity within PORO-LAY materials, which reveals in different MR image contrasts. The outcome favors PORO-LAY as an appropriate candidate that can be used in multi-materials additive manufacturing to produce realistic shapes such as white/grey matter structures for MRI phantoms with visible clear contrast. Finally, this study could serve as a reference and guideline when using these materials as tissue mimicking materials for different types of human body tissues and provide a promising opportunity to design novel phantoms for a wide range of MRI applications.
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%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000591065100001
%R 10.1088/2053-1591/abc76f
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/887685