Simultaneous Activation of Short‐Wave Infrared (SWIR) Light and Paramagnetism by a Functionalized Shell for High Penetration and Spatial Resolution Theranostics |
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Authors: | Liyi Ma Yuxin Liu Lidong Liu Anqi Jiang Fang Mao Dongdong Liu Lu Wang Jing Zhou |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, P. R. China |
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Abstract: | Nanoparticle emitting short‐wave infrared (SWIR) light has received increased attention in the molecular imaging field due to its deeper tissue penetration, fast imaging, high sensitivity, and resolution. The simultaneously activated SWIR excited directly by an 808 nm laser and T1‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal are found in one single‐shell nanoparticle NaErF4@NaGdF4 (Er@Gd), which is used as a dual‐modality imaging contrast agent in vivo to accurately determine the position of tumors. The conjugated cypate is then aggregated on the surface of Er@Gd@SiO2‐Cy/bovine serum albumin. With the guidance of dual modality imaging, photothermal therapy is effectively used to ablate tumors in a mouse model. The design of single‐shell nanomaterial activation of SWIR imaging and MRI signals is expected to provide a new strategy for high penetration and spatial resolution cancer theranostics. |
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Keywords: | magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) photothermal therapy rare earth nanomaterials short‐wave‐infrared (SWIR) light theranostics |
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