Nanoshell-Enabled Photonics-Based Imaging and Therapy of Cancer

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-40

  Loo, Christopher ^a   Lin, Alex ^a   Hirsch, Leon ^a   Lee, Min Ho ^a   Barton, Jennifer ^b   Halas, Naomi ^a   West, Jennifer ^a   Drezek, Rebekah ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Biophotonics; Contrast agents; Nanotechnology; Photothermal therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GOLD; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CARCINOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 1342301607     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460400300104     Document Type: Article

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