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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Shen, Yingli
• Lifante, José
• Erving Ximendes
• Santos, Harrison D A
• Ruiz, Diego
• Juárez, Beatriz H
• Irene Zabala Gutiérrez
• Vivian Torres Vera
• Jorge Rubio Retama
• Emma Martín Rodríguez
• Ortgies, Dirk H
• Jaque, Daniel
• Benayas, Antonio
• Blanca del Rosal

Titel

Perspectives for Ag2S NIR-II nanoparticles in biomedicine: from imaging to multifunctionality

Ist Teil von

• Nanoscale, 2019-11, Vol.11 (41), p.19251-19264

Ort / Verlag

Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Research on near-infrared (NIR) bioimaging has progressed very quickly in the past few years, as fluorescence imaging is reaching a credible implementation as a preclinical technique. The applications of NIR bioimaging in theranostics have contributed to its increasing impact. This has brought about the development of novel technologies and, simultaneously, of new contrast agents capable of acting as efficient NIR optical probes. Among these probes, Ag2S nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted increasing attention due to their temperature-sensitive NIR-II emission, which can be exploited for deep-tissue imaging and thermometry, and their heat delivery capabilities. This multifunctionality makes Ag2S NPs ideal candidates for theranostics. This review presents a critical analysis of the synthesis routes, properties and optical features of Ag2S NPs. We also discuss the latest and most remarkable achievements enabled by these NPs in preclinical imaging and theranostics, together with a critical assessment of their potential to face forthcoming challenges in biomedicine.