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Original language | Unknown |
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Pages (from-to) | nr. 1330001 |
Journal | Nano LIFE |
Volume | 03 |
Issue number | 03 |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |
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The chemistry and biology of gold nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy: promises and challenges. / Baptista, Pedro Miguel Ribeiro Viana.
In: Nano LIFE, Vol. 03, No. 03, 01.01.2013, p. nr. 1330001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - The chemistry and biology of gold nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy: promises and challenges
AU - Baptista, Pedro Miguel Ribeiro Viana
N1 - Sem PDF
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - Under laser radiation, cells labeled with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are believed to suffer thermal damage due to the transfer of the absorbed light from theAuNPsto the cells. This process, which involves complex mechanisms such as the rapid electron–phonon decay in theAuNPs, followed by phonon–phonon relaxation, culminates in the localized heating of both theAuNPsand the cells, setting the rational for the use of these nanostructures, under laser light, in cancer photothermal therapy (PTT). Here, we discuss the chemical and biological aspects of this promising new therapeutic approach, including the advantages over conventional cancer therapies and the challenges that scientists still need to overcome to progress toward translation research.Read More:http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S179398441330001X
AB - Under laser radiation, cells labeled with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are believed to suffer thermal damage due to the transfer of the absorbed light from theAuNPsto the cells. This process, which involves complex mechanisms such as the rapid electron–phonon decay in theAuNPs, followed by phonon–phonon relaxation, culminates in the localized heating of both theAuNPsand the cells, setting the rational for the use of these nanostructures, under laser light, in cancer photothermal therapy (PTT). Here, we discuss the chemical and biological aspects of this promising new therapeutic approach, including the advantages over conventional cancer therapies and the challenges that scientists still need to overcome to progress toward translation research.Read More:http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S179398441330001X
KW - cancer
KW - nanotechnology
KW - Gold nanoparticles
KW - photothermal therapy
U2 - 10.1142/S179398441330001X
DO - 10.1142/S179398441330001X
M3 - Article
VL - 03
SP - nr. 1330001
JO - Nano LIFE
JF - Nano LIFE
SN - 1793-9844
IS - 03
ER -