Liyang Cui1, Jianghong Rao1. 1. Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Abstract
As an emerging class of optical nanomaterials, semiconducting polymer nanoparticles (SPNs) are highly photostable, optically active and versatile in chemistry; these properties make them attractive as molecular imaging agents to enable imaging of biological events and functionalities at multiple scales. More recently, a variety of SPNs have been found to exhibit high photoacoustic properties, and further empowered photoacoustic imaging for contrast enhanced in vivo molecular imaging. Target-sensitive components can be incorporated in the SPNs to create activatable imaging probes to sense and monitor the target dynamics in living objects. Intrinsically biophotonic and biocompatible, SPNs can be further engineered for multimodal imaging and for real-time imaging of drug delivery. WIREs Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 2017, 9:e1418. doi: 10.1002/wnan.1418 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
As an emerging class of optical nanomaterials, semiconducting polymer nanopaspan>rticles (span>n class="Chemical">SPNs) are highly photostable, optically active and versatile in chemistry; these properties make them attractive as molecular imaging agents to enable imaging of biological events and functionalities at multiple scales. More recently, a variety of SPNs have been found to exhibit high photoacoustic properties, and further empowered photoacoustic imaging for contrast enhanced in vivo molecular imaging. Target-sensitive components can be incorporated in the SPNs to create activatable imaging probes to sense and monitor the target dynamics in living objects. Intrinsically biophotonic and biocompatible, SPNs can be further engineered for multimodal imaging and for real-time imaging of drug delivery. WIREs Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 2017, 9:e1418. doi: 10.1002/wnan.1418 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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