DocumentCode
3003033
Title
Molecular Imaging of EGFR Expression in Live Cancer Cells Using Immunotargeted Nanoparticles
Author
Crow, Matthew ; Curry, Adam ; Wax, Adam
Author_Institution
Duke Univ., Durham
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Using molecular imaging of immunolabeled plasmonic nanoparticles bound by cell surface receptors, we compare epidermal growth factor receptor expression, an indicator of cancerous activity, of both human epithelial carcinoma and brain tumor cell lines.
Keywords
biomedical optical imaging; brain; cellular biophysics; molecular biophysics; nanobiotechnology; nanoparticles; plasmonics; proteins; tumours; EGFR expression; brain tumor cell lines; cell surface receptors; epidermal growth factor receptor expression; human epithelial carcinoma; immunolabeled plasmonic nanoparticles; live cancer cells; molecular imaging; Cancer; Immune system; Light scattering; Lighting; Molecular imaging; Nanoparticles; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Spectroscopy; Tumors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452483
Filename
4452483
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