Issue 14, 2015

Silica-based nanoparticles: a versatile tool for the development of efficient imaging agents

Abstract

This review describes the recent advances in the development of imaging agents based on silica nanoparticles. Different techniques (magnetic resonance imaging, optical imaging, positron emission tomography, X-ray computed tomography, and ultrasound imaging) are described as well as the possibility of combining together different imaging techniques in the same nanoplatform and simultaneously performing imaging and therapy.

Graphical abstract: Silica-based nanoparticles: a versatile tool for the development of efficient imaging agents

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
07 Aug. 2014
First published
12 Nov. 2014

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015,44, 4645-4671

Author version available

Silica-based nanoparticles: a versatile tool for the development of efficient imaging agents

C. Caltagirone, A. Bettoschi, A. Garau and R. Montis, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015, 44, 4645 DOI: 10.1039/C4CS00270A

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