Modern micro and nanoparticle-based imaging techniques

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 14792-14820

  Ryvolova, Marketa ^a,b   Chomoucka, Jana ^a   Drbohlavova, Jana ^a   Kopel, Pavel ^a,b   Babula, Petr ^a   Hynek, David ^a,b   Adam, Vojtech ^a,b   Eckschlager, Tomas ^c   Hubalek, Jaromir ^a   Stiborova, Marie ^d   Kaiser, Jozef ^a   Kizek, Rene ^a,b  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Imaging techniques; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

DRUG/GENE DELIVERY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENT SEMICONDUCTORS; IN-VIVO; LASER BREAKDOWN; MAGNETIC NANO-PARTICLES; NANO-CARRIERS; RELIABLE METHODS;

DENDRIMERS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; DRUG DELIVERY; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIPOSOMES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

NANOPARTICLES;

MICROSPHERE; NANOPARTICLE;

ANIMAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPHERES; NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84870477581     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s121114792     Document Type: Review

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