title: Liposome-gold nanorod hybrids for high-resolution visualization deep in tissues.
abstract: The design of liposome-nanoparticle hybrids offers a rich toolbox for the fabrication of multifunctional modalities. A self-assembled liposome-gold nanorod hybrid vesicular system that consists of lipid-bilayer-associated gold nanorods designed to allow deep tissue detection, therapy, and monitoring in living animals using multispectral optoacoustic tomography has been fabricated and characterized in vitro and in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Nanomedicine Laboratory, Centre for Drug Delivery Research, UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, UK.
authors.forename: Neus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.forename: Wafa' T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Al-Jamal
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taruttis
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Beziere
authors.forename: Neal C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van den Bossche
authors.forename: Mariarosa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.forename: Vasilis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ntziachristos
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kostarelos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061848:Optical Imaging
chemical_list: D008081:Liposomes; D006046:Gold