title: Gold nanoparticles protected by fluorinated ligands for 19F MRI.
abstract: Gold nanoparticles coated with fluorinated ligands (F-MPCs) present features suitable for (19)F MRI as observed from phantom experiments. Cellular uptake, by HeLa cells, and toxicity of fluorescent dye-decorated F-MPCs are presented together with their ability to bind hydrophobic molecules allowing for a potential combination of targeting, delivery and imaging features.
authors: Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy. lpasquato@units.it.
authors: Mariangela
authors: M
authors: Boccalon
authors: Paola
authors: P
authors: Franchi
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Lucarini
authors: Juan José
authors: JJ
authors: Delgado
authors: Fernanda
authors: F
authors: Sousa
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Stellacci
authors: Ileana
authors: I
authors: Zucca
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Scotti
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Spreafico
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Pengo
authors: Lucia
authors: L
authors: Pasquato
mesh_terms: D017611:Fluorine Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D054879:Halogenation; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008958:Models, Molecular; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D017611:Fluorine Compounds; D008024:Ligands; D006046:Gold