Thermal diffusivity variations in nanoparticle administered phantom tissues : a photoacoustic investigation

• Main Authors: Joseph, J., Sathiyamoorthy, K., Murukeshan, V. M., Woh, L. S.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85687; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16256
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Gold nanoparticles have great potential toward optical investigations in biological tissues which include imaging applications as well as therapeutic applications. However, introduction of gold nanoparticles such as nanospheres into the tissue may alter the inherent physical properties of the embedd...