Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Applications of Multimodal Gold-Iron Nanoparticles

Title:Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Applications of Multimodal Gold-Iron Nanoparticles

Volume: 24 Issue: 5

Author(s): Barbara Sanavio and Francesco Stellacci

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Keywords: Bimetallic nanoparticles, Au-Fe alloy nanoparticles, MRI, fluorinated gold nanoparticles, multimodal contrast agents.

Abstract: Bimetallic particles based on gold and iron have been gathering increasing interest in biomedical applications because of the synergic combination of the plasmonic features of the inert gold component with the magnetic properties of the iron or iron oxide fraction, that makes these hybrid nanomaterials suitable for imaging, therapeutic and analytical applications. In this minireview, we emphasize gold-based nanomaterials with potential for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, focusing on Au-Fe hybrid systems as potential T2-weighted, goldbased contrast agents.

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Sanavio Barbara and Stellacci Francesco, Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Applications of Multimodal Gold-Iron Nanoparticles, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2017; 24 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867323666160829111531