A simple and robust nanosystem for photoacoustic imaging of bladder cancer based on α5β1-targeted gold nanorods.

Massimo AlfanoElisa AlcheraAngelina SacchiAlessandro GoriGiacomo QuiliciIrene LocatelliChiara VenegoniRoberta LucianòAnna Maria GasparriBarbara ColomboGiulia TaièJithin JosePaolo ArmanettiLuca MenichettiGiovanna MuscoAndrea SaloniaAngelo Corti Flavio Curnis

Published in: Journal of nanobiotechnology (2023)

GNRs@PEG-Iso4 represents a simple and robust contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging and diagnosis of small bladder cancer lesions.

Keyphrases

high resolution
fluorescence imaging
magnetic resonance
drug delivery
muscle invasive bladder cancer