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A novel bacteriochlorin-gold nanoparticle construct for photoacoustic imaging

  • Avinash Srivatsan
  • , Mansik Jeon
  • , Yanfang Wang
  • , Yihui Chen
  • , Chulhong Kim
  • , Ravindra K. Pandey
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Pohang University of Science and Technology
  • Kyungpook National University

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Abstract

Herein we report the synthesis of new gold nanoparticle-bacteriochlorin conjugate (Au-NP-PS) as a highly efficient photoacoustic (PA) imaging agent. The conjugate was obtained by reacting a water soluble thio-bacteriochlorin (derived from bacteriochlorophyll-a) with Au-NP. The resulting NPs were characterized by UV-vis, TEM (transmission electron microscopy)/HRTEM (high resolution TEM) and diffraction pattern. The results obtained from in vitro studies suggest that due to conjugation between the PS and Au-NPs, the photoacoustic (PA) signals from the Au-NP-PS were greatly enhanced by a factor of 2.4 compared to that from PS alone.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)490-496
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
Volume20
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2016

Keywords

  • fluorescence imaging
  • gold nanoparticles
  • near infrared
  • photoacoustic imaging
  • photodynamic therapy
  • photothermal therapy
  • transmission electron microscopy

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