Issue 20, 2018

Smart gold nanoparticle-stabilized ultrasound microbubbles as cancer theranostics

Abstract

Smart gold nanoparticle-stabilized microbubbles (SAuMBs) composed of a gas-filled core and shell including smart gold nanoparticles (SAuNPs) which can be aggregated in tumors were applied as ultrasound-mediated cancer theranostics. The gas core in the microstructure enabled the detection of tumors using ultrasound and facilitated the delivery of SAuNPs by sonoporation. The SAuNPs spontaneously aggregated in tumors, which allowed photoacoustic (PA) monitoring and photothermal treatment (PTT) of tumors.

Graphical abstract: Smart gold nanoparticle-stabilized ultrasound microbubbles as cancer theranostics

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Feb 2018
Accepted
01 May 2018
First published
01 May 2018

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018,6, 3235-3239

Smart gold nanoparticle-stabilized ultrasound microbubbles as cancer theranostics

Y. I. Yoon, X. Pang, S. Jung, G. Zhang, M. Kong, G. Liu and X. Chen, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018, 6, 3235 DOI: 10.1039/C8TB00368H

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