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SUBMITTER: Zhang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5435468 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nanoscale 20170301 10
Surfactant-stripped, nanoformulated naphthalocyanines (nanonaps) can be formed with Pluronic F127 and low temperature membrane processing, resulting in dispersed frozen micelles with extreme contrast in the near infrared region. Here, we demonstrate that nanonaps can be used for multifunctional cancer theranostics. This includes lymphatic mapping and whole tumor photoacoustic imaging following intradermal or intravenous injection in rodents. Without further modification, pre-formed nanonaps were ...[more]