Sensitivity enhanced nanothermal sensors for photoacoustic temperature mapping
Sensitivity enhanced nanothermal sensors for photoacoustic temperature mapping
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DOI:
10.1002/jbio.201200219
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发表时间:
2013-06-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Emelianov, Stanislav
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作者:
Chen, Yun-Sheng;Frey, Wolfgang;Emelianov, Stanislav
Photoacoustic imaging can be used to guide and validate the therapeutic outcome of nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy through its ability to visualize the delivery of nanoparticle contrast agents, image the temperature distribution inside living tissue, and confirm tissue coagulation. In this image-guided process, temperature mapping plays a critical role for thermal dosage control. Therefore, developing a sensitive and accurate photoacoustic technique to quantitatively measure the temperature distribution during thermal therapy is essential. In this study, we investigated and demonstrated that silica-coated gold nanorods, can provide a multi-fold improvement in sensitivity of the photoacoustic temperature mapping compared to gold nanorods without silica coating, and serve as a nanothermal sensor to accurately and quantitatively visualize temperature distributions during photothermal therapy. ((c) 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)