title: Design of nanostructures for imaging and biomedical applications by plasmonic optimization.
abstract: An adapted method of optimization of coated metallic nanoparticles is introduced to perform the optimal choice of material and sizes for better scattering or absorption efficiency. This design of nanoshells, involving plasmon resonance, is achieved to maximize the efficiency factors. The presented method is turned to tune the efficiency of nanoshells for biomedical applications and an increasing of the efficiency factors by 1 or 2 orders of magnitude is predicted with realistic materials.
authors.affiliation: Project Group for Automatic Mesh Generation and Adaptation Methods-Gamma Project, University of Technology of Troyes, 12 rue Marie Curie, BP 2060-10010 Troyes, France. thomas.grosges@utt.fr
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grosges
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barchiesi
authors.forename: Timothée
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toury
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gréhan
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011786:Quality Control; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media