Aptamer-targeted gold nanoparticles as molecular-specific contrast agents for reflectance imaging

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1309-1312

  Javier, David J ^a   Nitin, Nitin ^a   Levy, Matthew ^b   Ellington, Andrew ^b   Richards Kortum, Rebecca ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFLECTION;

APTAMERS; CONTRAST AGENT; GOLD CONJUGATE; IMAGING AGENT; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULAR TARGETING; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC MEMBRANE ANTIGENS; REFLECTANCE IMAGING; SIZE MEASUREMENTS;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

APTAMER; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GOLD; NANOPARTICLE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONJUGATION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REFLECTOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 45749090596     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc8001248     Document Type: Article

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