Color-coded perfluorocarbon nanodroplets for multiplexed ultrasound and Photoacoustic imaging.

ABSTRACT: Laser-activated perfluorocarbon nanodroplets are an emerging class of phase change, dual-contrast agents that can be utilized in ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging. Through the ability to differentiate subpopulations of nanodroplets via laser activation at different wavelengths of near-infrared light, optically-triggered color-coded perfluorocarbon nanodroplets present themselves as an attractive tool for multiplexed ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging. In particular, laser-activated droplets can be used to provide quantitative spatiotemporal information regarding distinct biological targets, allowing for their potential use in a wide range of diagnos tic and therapeutic applications. In the work presented, laser-activated color-coded perfluorocarbon nanodroplets are synthesized to sele

SUBMITTER: Santiesteban DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6768563 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature