Gold nanorods have attracted much attention in the last decades due to their potential as contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging and as sensitizers for the selective photothermolysis of cancer. In order to exploit the full potential of these materials, it becomes essential to understand how the various parameters of the particles and of their environment affect their optical behavior and their photostability. In this paper, we present a study on the photoacoustic conversion of gold nanorods in environments with different thermodynamic and mechanical properties, such as water and acetone. We are confident that our results will provide useful information for the design and application of gold nanorods for photoacoustic imaging and microsurgery.

Influence of gold nanorods environment on photoacoustic conversion / Cavigli, Lucia; Ratto, Fulvio; Centi, Sonia; Lai, Sarah; DE ANGELIS, Marella; Pini, Roberto; Cini, Alberto. - STAMPA. - (2015), pp. 1-4. (Intervento presentato al convegno 3rd IEEE International Conference on BioPhotonics, BioPhotonics 2015 tenutosi a Meeting Center of Florence Research Area of the Italian National Research Council, ita nel 2015) [10.1109/BioPhotonics.2015.7304052].

Influence of gold nanorods environment on photoacoustic conversion

Cavigli, Lucia;Centi, Sonia;Lai, Sarah;De Angelis, Marella;Pini, Roberto;Cini, Alberto
2015

Abstract

Gold nanorods have attracted much attention in the last decades due to their potential as contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging and as sensitizers for the selective photothermolysis of cancer. In order to exploit the full potential of these materials, it becomes essential to understand how the various parameters of the particles and of their environment affect their optical behavior and their photostability. In this paper, we present a study on the photoacoustic conversion of gold nanorods in environments with different thermodynamic and mechanical properties, such as water and acetone. We are confident that our results will provide useful information for the design and application of gold nanorods for photoacoustic imaging and microsurgery.
2015
2015 International Conference on BioPhotonics, BioPhotonics 2015
3rd IEEE International Conference on BioPhotonics, BioPhotonics 2015
Meeting Center of Florence Research Area of the Italian National Research Council, ita
2015
Cavigli, Lucia; Ratto, Fulvio; Centi, Sonia; Lai, Sarah; DE ANGELIS, Marella; Pini, Roberto; Cini, Alberto
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