z-logo
Premium
X‐Ray Computed Tomography Imaging of Breast Cancer by using Targeted Peptide‐Labeled Bismuth Sulfide Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Kinsella Joseph M.,
Jimenez Rebecca E.,
Karmali Priya P.,
Rush Anthony M.,
Kotamraju V. Ramana,
Gianneschi Nathan C.,
Ruoslahti Erkki,
Stupack Dwayne,
Sailor Michael J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201104507
Subject(s) - nanoparticle , peptide , computed tomography , breast cancer , bismuth , cancer imaging , computed tomography laser mammography , tomography , cancer , x ray , materials science , sulfide , chemistry , nuclear medicine , nanotechnology , preclinical imaging , medicine , radiology , optics , biochemistry , in vivo , organic chemistry , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Enhanced visualization of breast cancer in X‐ray computed tomography was achieved by using Bi 2 S 3 nanoparticles of 10 nm diameter modified to display a tumor targeting peptide (LyP‐1, CGNKRTRGC). Accumulation within the tumor was increased by 260 % over non‐labeled nanoparticles.

This content is not available in your region!

Continue researching here.

Having issues? You can contact us here
Accelerating Research

Address

John Eccles House
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom