Organometallic carbonyl clusters : a new class of contrast agents for photoacoustic cerebral vascular imaging

• Main Authors: Kong, Kien Voon, Liao, Lun-De, Lam, Zhiyong, Thakor, Nitish V., Leong, Weng Kee, Olivo, Malini
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry::Organometallic compounds
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103226; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24381
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We report, for the first time, the use of a water-soluble organometallic compound as a stable, reliable and high-contrast photoacoustic contrast agent. This gives a significantly higher contrast than that achievable with alternatives such as single-walled carbon nanotubes. Image enhancement of the r...