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Multifunctional Silica Nanocapsule with a Single Surface Hole
Author(s) -
Lim Yong Taik,
Kim Jin Kyeong,
Noh YoungWoock,
Cho Mi Young,
Chung Bong Hyun
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200800935
Subject(s) - nanocapsules , materials science , nanotechnology , fluorescence , nanoparticle , quantum dot , emulsion , in vivo , magnetic nanoparticles , surface modification , chemical engineering , optics , engineering , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Multifunctional silica nanocapsules containing magnetic nanoparticles and fluorescent quantum dots with a single surface hole fabricated by a single‐step emulsion‐mediated process are described. The silica nanocapsules (see images) are easily internalized by phagocytic dendritic cells and show a high potential as bimodal imaging contrast agents (for fluorescence and magnetic resonance imaging) in vivo as well as in vitro.