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Controllable preparation of metal nanoparticle/carbon nanotube hybrids as efficient dark field light scattering agents for cell imaging

Li Zhang, Shu Jun Zhen, You Sang, Jing Li, Yi Wang, Lei Zhan, Peng Li, Jian Wang, Yuan Fang Li, Cheng Zhi Huang

Chemical Communications · 2010 · 34 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

We report a novel strategy to fabricate metal nanoparticle/carbon nanotube hybrids with unique plasmon properties as well as biocompatibility and further apply them as efficient dark field light scattering agents for cancer cell imaging.

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Cancer Cell Imaging and Photothermal Therapy in the Near-Infrared Region by Using Gold Nanorods

Xiaohua Huang, Ivan H. El‐Sayed, Wei Qian et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2006 · 5.4K citations

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Room Temperature, High-Yield Synthesis of Multiple Shapes of Gold Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution

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Colorimetric detection of DNA sequences based on electrostatic interactions with unmodified gold nanoparticles

Huixiang Li, Lewis J. Rothberg · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Preparation of aptamer-linked gold nanoparticle purple aggregates for colorimetric sensing of analytes

Juewen Liu, Yi Lu · Nature Protocols · 2006 · 1.1K citations

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Science and Technology of the Twenty-First Century: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes

Mauricio Terrones · Annual Review of Materials Research · 2003 · 965 citations

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