Design of irreversible optical nanothermometers for thermal ablations.

ABSTRACT: Nanothermometers composed from a gold nanorod core, temperature sensitive linker and fluorescent dye are reported. The nanothermometers have low fluorescence due to a self-quenching mechanism at temperatures below 50 °C and become highly fluorescence above 70 °C.

SUBMITTER: Gustafson TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3556505 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature