Abstract
Indocyanine green was encapsulated inside the pores of pegylated amino-functionalized MCM-41 Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles (ICG-MSNs). In addition to a greater stability and a decrease of toxicity, the photoacoustic effect of ICG-MSNs increases by nearly 400% compared to free ICG due to fluorescence quenching and high photothermal conversion of the encapsulated dyes. Upon i.v. administration in tumor-bearing mice, an overall photoacoustic enhancement of ca. 25% was measured in the tumor region.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 99-103 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nanoscale |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Jan 2017 |