SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROFLUIDIC PARAHYDROGEN INDUCED POLARIZATION HYPERPOLARIZER FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) AND NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) APPLICATIONS

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for producing hyperpolarized materials for use during a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) process. The system and methods include the use of microfluidic and/or microreactor methods in one or more of the stages of parahydrogen production, enriched substrate production, and spin order transfer from the parahydrogen to a substrate.