DocumentCode
2432138
Title
Microscopy of gold nanoshells in tumors using two-photon induced photoluminescence
Author
Park, J. ; Estrada, A. ; Diagaradjane, P. ; Sharp, K. ; Sang, K. ; Schwartz, J.A. ; Coleman, C. ; Payne, J.D. ; Dunn, A.K. ; Krishnan, S. ; Tunnell, J.W.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
fYear
2008
fDate
21-23 July 2008
Firstpage
71
Lastpage
72
Abstract
We report the nonlinear photo-physical properties of silica/gold nanoshells (NS) and demonstrate their application as biological imaging agents. We present images of the microscopic distribution of nanoshells in murine tumors using NIR laser scanning multi-photon microscopy.
Keywords
gold; nanobiotechnology; optical microscopy; photoluminescence; tumours; two-photon processes; Au; NIR laser scanning multiphoton microscopy; biological imaging agents; gold nanoshells; tumors; two-photon induced photoluminescence; Gold; Laser excitation; Luminescence; Microscopy; Nanobioscience; Neoplasms; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Photoluminescence; Sea surface; Optical imaging; contrast agents; gold nanoparticles; nonlinear imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location
Acapulco
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN
1099-4742
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590494
Filename
4590494
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