A dual function theranostic agent for near-infrared photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy

• Main Authors: Upputuri, Paul Kumar, Huang, Shuo, Wang, Mingfeng, Pramanik, Manojit
• 其他作者: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• 格式: Conference or Workshop Item
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2016
• 主題: Photothermal therapy; Pulsed diode laser; Photoacoustic imaging; Organic nanoparticles; Contrast agent; Deep-tissue imaging
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82764; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40365

Theranostic, defined as combining diagnostic and therapeutic agents, has attracted more attention in biomedical application. It is essential to monitor diseased tissue before treatment. Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising treatment of cancer tissue due to minimal invasion, unharmful to normal...