Nanoparticles for molecular imaging

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2641-2676

  Sheng, Yang ^a   De Liao, Lun ^b   Thakor, Nitish V ^b,c   Tan, Mei Chee ^a  

^a SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescent nanoparticles; Functional MRI; Functional optical imaging; Magnetic nanoparticles; Metallic nanoparticles; Surface functionalization

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IONIZING RADIATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

FLUORESCENT NANOPARTICLES; FUNCTIONAL MRI; MAGNETIC NANO-PARTICLES; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL IMAGING; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION;

NANOPARTICLES;

AMPHOPHILE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUORESCENT DYE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; LANTHANIDE; LIGAND; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; NANOCOATING; NANOCONJUGATE; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; QUANTUM DOT; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONJUGATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DECOMPOSITION; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAGNETISM; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANOENCAPSULATION; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOACOUSTICS; PRECIPITATION; REVIEW; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC USE; PROCEDURES; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84905653564     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2014.1937     Document Type: Review

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