Title :
Engineering the optical properties of gold nanocages for biomedical applications
Author :
Cobley, Claire M. ; Xia, Younan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA
Abstract :
The galvanic replacement reaction has been shown to be a robust method to produce a wide variety of nanostructures with complex shapes and compositions. This reaction is highly tunable, allowing for precise control of the properties of the final material. Gold nanocages, one exciting structure made with the galvanic replacement reaction, are particularly interesting for their use in biological applications such as photothermal therapy and contrast enhancement in optical imaging.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biochemistry; biomedical engineering; biomedical materials; biomedical optical imaging; gold; nanobiotechnology; photothermal effects; biomedical applications; complex shapes; contrast enhancement; galvanic replacement reaction; gold nanocages; nanostructures; optical imaging; optical properties; photothermal therapy; robust method; Biological materials; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical optical imaging; Galvanizing; Gold; Nanobioscience; Nanostructured materials; Nanostructures; Robustness; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Nanoelectronics Conference (INEC), 2010 3rd International
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3543-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3544-9
DOI :
10.1109/INEC.2010.5424454
