Title :
Characterization of photoacoustic signal of plasmonic gold nanoparticles
Author :
Ishihara, Manabu ; Hirasawa, T. ; Sato, Ryota ; Okawa, S. ; Teranishi, Toshiharu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med. Eng., Nat. Defense Med. Coll., Tokorozawa, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We performed a comprehensive photoacoustic measurement of various gold nanoparticles to design exogenous imaging agents for enhancing the contrast. The photoacoustic signal intensities were sensitive to the shape and size of the gold nanoparticles.
Keywords :
gold; nanophotonics; photoacoustic effect; plasmonics; Au; exogenous imaging agents; photoacoustic measurement; photoacoustic signal intensities; plasmonic gold nanoparticles; Biomedical optical imaging; Gold; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600626
