A novel bacteriochlorin-gold nanoparticle construct for photoacoustic imaging
2016 ◽
Vol 20
(01n04)
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pp. 490-496
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Keyword(s):
Au Nps
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Herein we report the synthesis of new gold nanoparticle-bacteriochlorin conjugate (Au-NP-PS) as a highly efficient photoacoustic (PA) imaging agent. The conjugate was obtained by reacting a water soluble thio-bacteriochlorin (derived from bacteriochlorophyll-[Formula: see text] with Au-NP. The resulting NPs were characterized by UV-vis, TEM (transmission electron microscopy)/HRTEM (high resolution TEM) and diffraction pattern. The results obtained from in vitro studies suggest that due to conjugation between the PS and Au-NPs, the photoacoustic (PA) signals from the Au-NP-PS were greatly enhanced by a factor of 2.4 compared to that from PS alone.
1977 ◽
Vol 35
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pp. 460-461
2011 ◽
Vol 415-417
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pp. 617-620
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1987 ◽
Vol 252
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pp. R774-R781
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