Photothermal cancer therapy and imaging based on gold nanorods

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 534-546

  Choi, Won Il ^a   Sahu, Abhishek ^a   Kim, Young Ha ^a   Tae, Giyoong ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioimaging; Cancer; Gold nanorods (GNRs); Near infrared (NIR); Photothermal therapy

Indexed keywords

BIO-IMAGING; CANCER; GOLD NANORODS (GNRS); NEAR INFRA RED; PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY;

DISEASES; GENE TRANSFER; INFRARED DEVICES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANORODS; ONCOLOGY; PHOTONICS;

PLASMONS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GOLD; NANOMATERIAL;

ANIMAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PHOTOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GOLD; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; NANOSTRUCTURES; NEOPLASMS; PHOTOTHERAPY;

EID: 84858793545     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0388-0     Document Type: Article

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