DocumentCode
1770597
Title
Gold nanorod reshaping using a continuous wave laser
Author
Harris-Birtill, David ; Singh, Monika ; Yu Zhou ; Elena-Gallina, Maria ; Cass, Tony ; Elson, Daniel
Author_Institution
Dept. of Surg. & Cancer, Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Gold nanorods for photothermal therapy are shown, using spectroscopy and electron microscopy, to reshape after irradiation with a 6W/cm2 continuous wave laser, affecting their absorption coefficient and thus their clinical efficacy.
Keywords
absorption coefficients; electron microscopy; gold; laser beam effects; nanorods; photothermal effects; Au; absorption coefficient; clinical efficacy; continuous wave laser irradiation; electron microscopy; gold nanorod reshaping; photothermal therapy; spectroscopy; Gold; Medical treatment; Nanobioscience; Radiation effects; Shape; Surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989005
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