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Enhanced Performance of a Molecular Photoacoustic Imaging Agent by Encapsulation in Mesoporous Silicon Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Kang Jinyoung,
Kim Dokyoung,
Wang Junxin,
Han Yunho,
Zuidema Jonathan M.,
Hariri Ali,
Park JiHo,
Jokerst Jesse V.,
Sailor Michael J.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201800512
Subject(s) - materials science , encapsulation (networking) , mesoporous material , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , photoacoustic imaging in biomedicine , silicon , mesoporous silica , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , optics , catalysis , chemistry , physics , computer network , computer science
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging allows visualization of the physiology and pathology of tissues with good spatial resolution and relatively deep tissue penetration. The method converts near‐infrared (NIR) laser excitation into thermal expansion, generating pressure transients that are detected with an acoustic transducer. Here, we find that the response of the PA contrast agent indocyanine green (ICG) can be enhanced 17‐fold when it is sealed within a rigid nanoparticle. ICG encapsulated in particles composed of porous silicon (pSiNP), porous silica, or calcium silicate all show greater PA contrast relative to equivalent quantities of free ICG, with the pSiNPs showing the strongest enhancement. A liposomal formulation of ICG performs similar to free ICG, suggesting that a rigid host nanostructure is necessary to enhance ICG performance. The improved response of the nanoparticle formulations is attributed to the low thermal conductivity of the porous inorganic hosts and their ability to protect the ICG payload from photolytic and/or thermal degradation. The translational potential of ICG‐loaded pSiNPs as photoacoustic probes is demonstrated via imaging of a whole mouse brain.

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