Issue 15, 2011
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Bifunctional gold nanorod-loaded polymeric microcapsules for both contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging and photothermal therapy†

Hengte Ke,a   Jinrui Wang,b   Zhifei Dai,*a   Yushen Jin,a   Enze Qu,b   Zhanwen Xing,a   Caixin Guo,a   Jinbin Liuc  and  Xiuli Yuea  

* Corresponding authors

a Nanomedicine and Biosensor Laboratory, School of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, PR China
E-mail: zhifei.dai@hit.edu.cn
Fax: +86 451-86403192
Tel: +86 451-86402692

b Department of Ultrasonography, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China

c Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Abstract

A novel bifunctional theranostic agent has been fabricated through the combination of acoustic responsive poly(lactic acid) microcapsules and near infrared absorbed gold nanorods that holds the potential of simultaneous ultrasound contrast diagnostic imaging and photothermal therapy.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1JM10489F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Jan 2011
Accepted
24 Feb 2011
First published
08 Mar 2011

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 5561-5564

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Bifunctional gold nanorod-loaded polymeric microcapsules for both contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging and photothermal therapy

H. Ke, J. Wang, Z. Dai, Y. Jin, E. Qu, Z. Xing, C. Guo, J. Liu and X. Yue, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 5561 DOI: 10.1039/C1JM10489F

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