Synthesis of PEG-Iodine-Capped Gold Nanoparticles and Their Contrast Enhancement in In Vitro and In Vivo for X-Ray/CT

We designed gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) capped with iodine and polyethylene glycol (PEG) to provide effective enhancement for X-ray CT imaging. The methoxy PEG-iodine-capped AuNPs were prepared through the chemisorption of iodine and substitution of methoxy PEG-SH onto the surface of gold nanoparticl...

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Main Authors: Sun-Hee Kim, Eun-Mi Kim, Chang-Moon Lee, Dong Wook Kim, Seok Tae Lim, Myung-Hee Sohn, Hwan-Jeong Jeong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/504026