• 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