Title :
Two-photon imaging and photothermal therapy of cancer cells using biofunctional gold nanorods
Author :
Li, Jingliang ; Day, Daniel ; Gu, Min
Author_Institution :
Centre for Micro-Photonics, Swinburne Univ. of Technol., Hawthorn, VIC
Abstract :
Transferrin-conjugated gold nanorods were used for targeting, two-photon imaging and photothermal therapy of cancer cells. The presence of nanorods significantly reduced the laser power effective for therapy.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; cancer; gold; laser applications in medicine; nanobiotechnology; nanostructured materials; photothermal effects; radiation therapy; two-photon processes; biofunctional gold nanorods; cancer cells; laser power; photothermal therapy; transferrin-conjugated gold nanorods; two-photon imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Cancer; Gold; Medical treatment; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Photothermal effects; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics; (160.1435 ) Materials; (350.0350) other areas of optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
