Heparin-Coated gold nanopartieles for liver-Specific CT imaging

  • In Cheol Sun
  • , Dae Kyung Eun
  • , Jin Hee Na
  • , Seulki Lee
  • , I. I.Jin Kim
  • , In Chan Youn
  • , Chang Yong Ko
  • , Han Sung Kim
  • , Dohyung Lim
  • , Kuiwon Choi
  • , Phillip B. Messersmith
  • , Tae Gwan Park
  • , Sang Yoon Kim
  • , Ick Chan Kwon
  • , Kwangmeyung Kim
  • , Cheol Hee Ahn

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Abstract

"Chemical Equation Presented" Gold nanoprobe: Heparin-DOPAcoated gold nanoparticles (HEPAAuNPs) showed low toxicity, prolonged stability, and an enhanced Xray absorption coefficient in vitro. In vivo microCT images showed that HEPA-AuNPs produced enhanced liver-specific CT images compared with iodine-based contrast agents, thus highlighting its potential as a novel, liver-specific CT imaging agent (see figure).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13341-13347+13276
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume15
Issue number48
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Dec 2009

Keywords

  • Computed tomography
  • Gold
  • Heparin
  • Imaging agents
  • Nanoparticles

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