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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 490-496 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2016 |
Keywords
- fluorescence imaging
- gold nanoparticles
- near infrared
- photoacoustic imaging
- photodynamic therapy
- photothermal therapy
- transmission electron microscopy
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