Nanoparticle-mediated photothermal (PT) cancer therapy has been a major focus in nanomedicine due to its potential as an effective, non-invasive, and targeted alternative to traditional cancer therapy based on small-molecule pharmaceuticals[1,2]. Gold nanocrystals have been a primary focus of PT research[3], which can be attributed to their size tunability[4], well understood conjugation chemistry[5], and efficient absorption of NIR radiation in the tissue transparency window (800 nm – 1 µm) due to their size-dependent localized surface plasmon resonances[6].
Revised: April 27, 2020 |
Published: July 21, 2015
Citation
Roder P.B., S. Manandhar, B.E. Smith, X. Zhou, V. Shutthanandan, and P.J. Pauzauskie. 2015.Photothermal Superheating of Water with Ion-Implanted Silicon Nanowires.Advanced Optical Materials 3, no. 10:1362-1367.PNNL-SA-108414.doi:10.1002/adom.201500143