title: A general approach to silicate nanoshells: gadolinium silicate and gadolinium silicate:europium nanoshells for dual-modality optical and MR imaging.
abstract: A general approach involving a solvothermal method was developed to synthesize a series of silicate nanoshells (<100 nm) where both Gd silicate and Gd silicate:Eu nanoshells were further demonstrated to exhibit dual-modality MRI and optical imaging functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Chia
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wileen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chia-Hao
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Chieh-Ning
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Wen-Shuo
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Chen-Sheng
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yeh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D005063:Europium; D005682:Gadolinium; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000737:chemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D036103:Nanotechnology; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D010422:Pentanones / Q000737:chemistry; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D010422:Pentanones; D017640:Silicates; C049529:acetyl acetonate; D005063:Europium; D005682:Gadolinium