Dataset for: Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Studies of Nitroxyl Spin Probes in Agarose gel Using Overhauser-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Agarose is a tissue-equivalent material and its imaging characteristics similar to those of real tissues. Hence the dynamic nuclear polarization studies of carboxy-PROXYL in agarose gel were carried out. The DNP parameters such as spin lattice relaxation time, longitudinal relaxivity, leakage factor, saturation parameter and coupling parameter were estimated for 2 mM carboxy-PROXYL in PBS solution and water/agarose mixture (99:1). From these results, the spin probe concentration was optimized as 2 mM, and the reduction in enhancement was observed for carboxy-PROXYL in water/agarose mixture (99:1) compared with PBS solution. Phantom imaging was also performed with 2 mM concentration of carboxy-PROXYL in various concentrations of agarose gel at various radio frequency power levels. The results from the dynamic nuclear polarization measurements agree well with the phantom imaging results. These results pave the way for designing model system for human tissues suited to the biological applications of electron spin resonance/ Overhauser-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.