Gold Nanorod/Fe3O4 Nanoparticle "Nano-Pearl-Necklaces" for Simultaneous Targeting, Dual-Mode Imaging, and Photothermal Ablation of Cancer Cells

Author

• Chungang Wang, Purdue University - Main CampusFollow
• Jiji Chen, Purdue University - Main CampusFollow
• Tom Talavage, Purdue University - Main CampusFollow
• Joseph Irudayaraj, human breast cancer cells (SK-BR-3 cells). Birck Nanotechnology, Bindley Bioscience, and Purdue Cancer Center, Purdue UniversityFollow

Abstract

The combination of nanomaterials with different properties (such as magnetization, fluorescence, and near-infrared absorption) into one single object of nanoscale dimensions can lead to the development of multifunctional nanomedical platforms for simultaneous targeting, imaging, and therapy administration. Of the various kinds of nanoparticles available, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have been utilized as versatile probes in biomedical applications, because of their utility in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Keywords

cell recognition; gold; imaging agents; nanoparticles; photothermal ablation

Date of this Version

2009

Recommended Citation

Wang, Chungang; Chen, Jiji; Talavage, Tom; and Irudayaraj, Joseph, "Gold Nanorod/Fe3O4 Nanoparticle "Nano-Pearl-Necklaces" for Simultaneous Targeting, Dual-Mode Imaging, and Photothermal Ablation of Cancer Cells" (2009). Birck and NCN Publications. Paper 356.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/nanopub/356