在这项工作中,放射性同位素64Cu是通过中子俘获从核研究反应堆中的氯化铜(II)二水合物中获得的,(63Cu(n,γ)64Cu),并使用溶剂热法并入氮化硼纳米管(BNNTs)中。通过TEM分析所产生的64Cu-BNNT,MEV,FTIR,XDR,XPS和伽马能谱,有可能观察到64Cu纳米颗粒的形成,尺寸可达16纳米,通过纳米管分布。所合成的64Cu纳米结构显示出511keV的纯光发射峰,这是伽马辐射的特征。这种类型的发射是理想的光子发射断层扫描(PET扫描)图像采集,以及它在几种癌症治疗中的应用。因此,64Cu-BNNTs是一种出色的替代材料,可通过核医学中使用的不同技术用于诊断和治疗。
In this work, the radioisotope 64Cu was obtained from copper (II) chloride dihydrate in a nuclear research reactor by neutron capture, (63Cu(n,γ)64Cu), and incorporated into boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) using a solvothermal process. The produced 64Cu-BNNTs were analyzed by TEM, MEV, FTIR, XDR, XPS and gamma spectrometry, with which it was possible to observe the formation of64Cu nanoparticles, with sizes of up to 16 nm, distributed through nanotubes. The synthesized of 64Cu nanostructures showed a pure photoemission peak of 511 keV, which is characteristic of gamma radiation. This type of emission is desirable for Photon Emission Tomography (PET scan) image acquisition, as well as its use in several cancer treatments. Thus, 64Cu-BNNTs present an excellent alternative as theranostic nanomaterials that can be used in diagnosis and therapy by different techniques used in nuclear medicine.