Understanding how drug delivery systems distribute in vivo remains a major challenge in developing nanomedicines. Especially ...

Nanomedicines, especially those based on nanoparticles, are revolutionizing health care in terms of both diagnostics and therapeutics. These particles, often containing metals like iron or gold, can ...

Traditional imaging methods rely on external tracers such as fluorescent dyes, which can detach during circulation, leading to inaccuracies. In contrast, gold nanoparticles can be modified at an ...

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have emerged as promising drug carriers ... inside the body could lead to more effective cancer treatments - AdobeStock Traditional imaging methods often involve tracers ...

Nanomedicine. 2015;10(2):321-341. Delivery: "Go where we want." The contrast agent must be able to be delivered in vivo and transported to the site of interest. Nontoxic: "Do no harm along the way.

Image Credit: The authors The Au-HN-1 nanosystem combines gold nanoparticles with HN-1 peptides, enabling enhanced photothermal therapy (PTT) and dual-mode imaging via fluorescence and computed ...

Focusing on the challenging case of pancreatic cancer, a research team headed up at Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada has demonstrated that gold nanoparticles ... cancer cases, using CT images ...

In the medical industry, gold nanoparticles are used for both diagnostic and therapeutic ends. They can be engineered to bind to cancer cells, making them visible in imaging techniques like computed ...

Nanoparticles were diluted in 2% low-melting agarose to concentrations ranging from 0.0025 to 10 μg Fe/mL and added to wells in a precast gel. PET-CT imaging of 2 gels was followed by MRI with a 7-T ...

A new therapy involving laser light and sugar-coated gold ... imaging of the dental biofilms. The image is reconstructed by measuring ultrasound waves emitted by the illuminated nanoparticles.

Some key applications of gold nanoparticles ... 9 While such imaging measurements can be challenging to carry out, the development of TEM variants such as in situ environmental scanning transmission ...

Abstract: This study aims to evaluate the in vivo distribution of Gold Nanoparticles (GNPs ... and characterized with standard methods. CT phantom imaging was performed to quantify X-ray attenuation ...