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Current Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 0929-8673
ISSN (Online): 1875-533X

Review Article

Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Applications of Multimodal Gold-Iron Nanoparticles

Author(s): Barbara Sanavio and Francesco Stellacci

Volume 24, Issue 5, 2017

Page: [497 - 511] Pages: 15

DOI: 10.2174/0929867323666160829111531

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Abstract

Bimetallic particles based on gold and iron have been gathering increasing interest in biomedical applications because of the synergic combination of the plasmonic features of the inert gold component with the magnetic properties of the iron or iron oxide fraction, that makes these hybrid nanomaterials suitable for imaging, therapeutic and analytical applications. In this minireview, we emphasize gold-based nanomaterials with potential for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, focusing on Au-Fe hybrid systems as potential T2-weighted, goldbased contrast agents.

Keywords: Bimetallic nanoparticles, Au-Fe alloy nanoparticles, MRI, fluorinated gold nanoparticles, multimodal contrast agents.


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