Title :
Plasmonic photothermal therapy of thyroid cancer cells with gold nanorods using thermal image monitoring
Author :
Jang, Chi Woong ; Arai, Yoshie ; An, Ji A. ; Jung, Hyun ; Jang, Wonhee ; Jhon, Young Min
Author_Institution :
Sensor Syst. Res. Center, Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Thermal images were observed while irradiating a laser beam on thyroid cancer cells treated with gold nanorods submerged in phosphate buffered saline. Cancer cells were found to be dead only in the irradiation area.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; biothermics; cancer; cellular biophysics; gold; infrared imaging; laser applications in medicine; nanomedicine; nanorods; photodynamic therapy; photothermal effects; plasmonics; Au; gold nanorods; laser beam irradiation; phosphate buffered saline; photodynamic therapy; plasmonic photothermal therapy; thermal image monitoring; thyroid cancer cells; Cancer; Gold; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Medical treatment; Radiation effects; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276584
