Quantitative estimation of gold nanoshell concentrations in whole blood using dynamic light scattering

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-94

  Xie, Huan ^a   Gill Sharp, Kelly L ^a   O'Neal, D Patrick ^b  

^a Nanospectra Biosciences Inc   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Dynamic light scattering; Nanoparticle concentration; Nanoshell

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; GOLD; MICELLES; NANOCRYSTALS; SURFACE CHARGE;

BLOOD LYSING AGENT; NANOSHELL CONCENTRATIONS; NONDESTRUCTIVE OPTICAL ASSAY; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION;

BLOOD;

GOLD; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSHELL; TRITON X 100;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALIBRATION; CIRCULATION TIME; CLEARANCE; FEMALE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICELLE; MOUSE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLARIMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; SURFACE CHARGE; TUMOR MODEL;

ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; GOLD; LIGHT; MICE; NANOPARTICLES; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OCTOXYNOL; PARTICLE SIZE; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

MURINAE;

EID: 33947224131     PISSN: 15499634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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