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New Mineral-Like Gd- and B-Containing Compounds for Neutron Capture Therapy

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New Gd- and B-containing compounds, Y3 –xGdxAl2(AlO4)3 – 0.01x(BO4)0.01x with the garnet structure and Y1 –xGdx(AlO3)1 – 0.01x(BO3)0.01x with the perovskite structure, have been synthesized in the range x = 0.2–1.0 via coprecipitation method and characterized by X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy. The formation of a continuous series of solid solutions with the expected garnet structure has been demonstrated. We failed to obtain compounds with the perovskite structure. Assessment of the cytotoxicity of the synthesized compounds with the garnet structure has shown that they have no significant effect on blood cell viability in experimental animals.

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This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, grant no. 18-33-00880.

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    L. S. Alekseeva, D. A. Pushkova, A. P. Gorshkov & D. O. Savinykh

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Alekseeva, L.S., Pushkova, D.A., Gorshkov, A.P. et al. New Mineral-Like Gd- and B-Containing Compounds for Neutron Capture Therapy. Inorg Mater 56, 198–203 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168520020016

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