Abstract
Therapeutic and diagnostic nanoparticles combine multiple functionalities to improve efficacy of treatment but often require assembling complex systems at the expense of overall performance. Here we present a simple strategy to synthesize a hybrid, rattle-like, gold–silica nanoparticle that very efficiently combines therapy and imaging in an animal model. The nanoparticle design is uniquely centered on enabling the use of gold quantum dots (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1959-1964 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
Volume | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Feb 2015 |