Bio-optics for Imaging

Gold nanocages entering into the realm of high-contrast photoacoustic ocular imaging
Ultra-fast microwave oven synthesized gold nanocages were successfully demonstrated for high-contrast photoacoustic ocular imaging for the first time. Methods were described for the synthesis, characterization, and application of quickly synthesized gold nanocages in diagnostic ocular imaging using a porcine eye model. This work points out the futuristic application of site-targeted gold nanocages as an exogenous high-contrast agent in photoacoustic imaging for detecting ocular diseases and cancers, like uveal melanoma.

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Sreejith R., Lim H. T., T. Maekawa, Murukeshan V. M., D. Sakthi Kumar, Nanoscale 10 (2018) 13959