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SUBMITTER: Luke GP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4000721 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Luke Geoffrey P GP Bashyam Ashvin A Homan Kimberly A KA Makhija Suraj S Chen Yun-Sheng YS Emelianov Stanislav Y SY
Nanotechnology 20131011 45
A biopsy of the first lymph node to which a tumor drains-the sentinel lymph node (SLN)-is commonly performed to identify micrometastases. Image guidance of the SLN biopsy procedure has the potential to improve its accuracy and decrease its morbidity. We have developed a new stable contrast agent for photoacoustic image-guided SLN biopsy: silica-coated gold nanoplates (Si-AuNPs). The Si-AuNPs exhibit high photothermal stability when exposed to pulsed and continuous wave laser irradiation. This ma ...[more]