Title :
Improving the biocompatibility and stability of gold nanorods(GNRs) as bioimaging tags through silica coating
Author :
Zhan, Qiuqiang ; Qian, Jun ; Li, Xin ; He, Sailing
Abstract :
We report a facile method to coat GNRs by silica shell, which greatly improves GNRs´ biocompatibility and chemical stability in applications without any obvious side effect on their attractive optical properties.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; identification technology; nanostructured materials; optical properties; GNR; attractive optical properties; biocompatibility; bioimaging tags; chemical stability; facile method; gold nanorods; silica coating; silica shell; Biomedical optical imaging; Coatings; Fluorescence; Gold; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Silicon compounds; Stability;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5215917
