Applications of gold nanorods for cancer imaging and photothermal therapy

TitleApplications of gold nanorods for cancer imaging and photothermal therapy
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsHuang, XH, El-Sayed, IH, EL-Sayed, MA, Grobmyer, SR
Book TitleMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume624
Chapter23
Pagination343-357
PublisherSpringer
ISBN Number1064-3745
Keywordscancer, gold nanorods, imaging, photothermal therapy
Abstract

This chapter describes the application of gold nanorods in biomedical imaging and photothermal therapy. The photothermal properties of gold nanorods are summarized and the synthesis as well as antibody conjugation of gold nanorods is outlined. Biomedical applications of gold nanorods include cancer imaging using their enhanced scattering properties and photothermal therapy using their enhanced nonradioactive photothermal property.

URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-609-2_23
DOI10.1007/978-1-60761-609-2_23