Design, development and characterization of multi-functionalized gold nanoparticles for biodetection and targeted boron delivery in BNCT applications

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1692-1697

  Mandal, Subhra ^a   Bakeine, Gerald J ^b   Krol, Silke ^c   Ferrari, Cinzia ^b   Clerici, Anna M ^b   Zonta, Cecilia ^b   Cansolino, Laura ^b   Ballarini, Francesca ^b   Bortolussi, Silva ^b,d   Stella, Subrina ^b   Protti, Nicoletta ^b   Bruschi, Piero ^d   Altieri, Saverio ^b,d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; BNCT; Folate receptor; Functionalized gold nanoparticles; Optical molecular imaging; Targeted boron delivery

Indexed keywords

BNCT; FOLATE RECEPTOR; FUNCTIONALIZED; OPTICAL MOLECULAR IMAGING; TARGETED BORON DELIVERY;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BORON COMPOUNDS; CELLS; DISEASES; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GOLD; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC ACIDS;

BORON;

4 BORONOPHENYLALANINE; BORON; FLUORESCENT DYE; FOLATE RECEPTOR; FOLIC ACID; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; POLYELECTROLYTE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MATERIAL COATING; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION DETECTOR;

BORON; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FOLIC ACID; GOLD; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 80055096361     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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