Magnetic Resonance Microscopy Instrumentation and Applications in Engineering, Life Science, and Energy Research

Explore the interdisciplinary applications of magnetic resonance microscopy in this one-of-a-kind resource

In Magnetic Resonance Microscopy: Instrumentation and Applications in Engineering, Life Science and Energy Research, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive exploration of the use of magnetic resonance microscopy (MRM) and similar techniques in an interdisciplinary milieux. Opening with a section on hardware and methodology, the book moves on to consider developments in the field of mobile nuclear magnetic resonance.

Essential processes, including filtration, multi-phase flow and transport, and a wide range of systems ? from biomarkers via single cells to plants and biofilms ? are discussed next. After a fulsome treatment of MRM in the field of energy research, the editors conclude the book with a chapter extoling the virtues of a holistic treatment of theory and application in MRM.

Magnetic Resonance Microscopy: Instrumentation and Applications in Engineering, Life Science and Energy Research also includes:

• A thorough introduction to recent developments in magnetic resonance microscopy hardware and methods, including ceramic coils for MR microscopy
• Comprehensive explorations of applications in chemical engineering, including ultra-fast MR techniques to image multi-phase flow in pipes and reactors
• Practical discussions of applications in the life sciences, including MRI of single cells labelled with super paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
• In-depth examinations of new applications in energy research, including spectroscopic imaging of devices for electrochemical storage

Perfect for practicing scientists from all fields, Magnetic Resonance Microscopy: Instrumentation and Applications in Engineering, Life Science and Energy Research is an ideal resource for anyone seeking a one-stop guide to magnetic resonance microscopy for engineers, life scientists, and energy researchers.

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Part I: Developments in Hardware and Methods 1

1 Microengineering Improves MR Sensitivity 3
Neil MacKinnon, Jan G. Korvink, and Mazin Jouda

2 Ceramic Coils for MR Microscopy 25
Marine A.C. Moussu, Redha Abdeddaim, Stanislav Glybovski, Stefan Enoch, and Luisa Ciobanu

3 Portable Brain Scanner Technology for Use in Emergency Medicine 49
Lawrence L. Wald and Clarissa Z. Cooley

4 Technology for Ultrahigh Field Imaging 75
Kamil Uğurbil

5 Sweep Imaging with Fourier Transformation (SWIFT) 101
Djaudat Idiyatullin and Michael Garwood

6 Methods Based on Solution Flow, Improved Detection, and Hyperpolarization for Enhanced Magnetic Resonance 133
Patrick Berthault and Gaspard Huber Copyrighted Material

7 Advances and Adventures with Mobile NMR 155
Bernhard Blümich, Denis Jaschtschuk, and Christian Rehorn

Part II: Applications in Chemical Engineering 173

8 Ultrafast MR Techniques to Image Multi-phase Flows in Pipes and Reactors: Bubble Burst Hydrodynamics 175
Andrew J. Sederman, Andi Reci, and Lynn F. Gladden

9 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Membrane Filtration Processes 193
Denis Wypysek and Matthias Wessling

10 Whither NMR of Biofilms? 225
Joseph D. Seymour, Gisela Guthausen, and Catherine M. Kirkland

11 MRI of Transport and Flow in Plants and Foods 237
Maria Raquel Serial, Camilla Terenzi, John van Duynhoven, and Henk Van As

Part III: Applications in Life Sciences 263

12 MRI of Single Cells Labeled with Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles 265
Cornelius Faber

13 Imaging Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Using Magnetic Resonance Microscopy 283
Alexandra Badea, Jacques A. Stout, Robert J. Anderson, Gary P. Cofer, Leo L. Duan, and Joshua T. Vogelstein

14 NMR Imaging of Slow Flows in the Root–Soil Compartment 315
Sabina Haber-Pohlmeier, Petrik Galvosas, Jie Wang, and Andreas Pohlmeier

15 Magnetic Resonance Studies of Water in Wood Materials 337
Bruce J. Balcom and Minghui Zhang

Part IV: Applications in Energy Research 355

16 In Situ Spectroscopic Imaging of Devices for Electrochemical Storage with Focus on the Solid Components 357
Elodie Salager

17 Magnetic Field Map Measurements and Operando NMR/MRI as a Diagnostic Tool for the Battery Condition 383
Stefan Benders and Alexej Jerschow

18 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Sodium-Ion Batteries 407
Claire L. Doswell, Galina E. Pavlovskaya, Thomas Meersmann, and Melanie M. Britton

19 The Fun of Applications – a Perspective 425
Y.-Q. Song

Index 433

Prof. Sabina Haber-Pohlmeier is Principal Investigator at the University of Stuttgart focusing on relaxometry, especially fast field cycling relaxometry, of fluids in porous media, spatially resolved studies in soil-plant systems, investigation of transport processes and combination of MRI with complementary non-invasive tomographic methods such as neutron imaging.

Prof. Bernhard Blümich was Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University and is cofounder and director of Magritek Ltd., a manufacturer of tabletop NMR spectrometers and the NMR-MOUSE. His work aims at understanding the macroscopic properties of polymer and porous materials on a microscopic and molecular scale employing novel NMR methods and instrumentation.

Dr. Luisa Ciobanu is currently Research Director at NeuroSpin, CEA-Saclay and focuses on the development of new techniques for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at high and ultra-high magnetic fields for the understanding of fundamental physical principles underlying biological function.