Title :
Nature-inspired particles as carriers for multimodal molecular imaging applications
Author :
Figueiredo, Sara ; Moreira, João Nuno ; Rizzitelli, S. ; Aime, Silvio ; Terreno, Enzo ; Geraldes, Carlos F G C
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Life Sci., Univ. of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Abstract :
As Magnetic Resonance is the imaging modality of choice, it is necessary to design highly sensitive systems to overcome the relatively low sensitivity of the technique.
Keywords :
bio-inspired materials; biomedical MRI; cellular biophysics; enzymes; gadolinium; microorganisms; molecular biophysics; nanofabrication; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; sensitivity; Gd; highly sensitive system design; liposomes; magnetic resonance imaging modality; multimodal molecular imaging applications; nanoparticles; nature-inspired particles; yeast cell wall particles; Biochemistry; Cancer; Magnetic resonance imaging; Molecular imaging; Sensitivity; Tumors; Gadolinium; Liposomes; MRI; Molecular Imaging; Yeast cell wall particles;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2012 IEEE 2nd Portuguese Meeting in
Conference_Location :
Coimbra
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4524-8
DOI :
10.1109/ENBENG.2012.6331341
