title: Trapping Iron Oxide into Hollow Gold Nanoparticles.
abstract: Synthesis of the core/shell-structured Fe3O4/Au nanoparticles by trapping Fe3O4 inside hollow Au nanoparticles is described. The produced composite nanoparticles are strongly magnetic with their surface plasmon resonance peaks in the near infrared region (wavelength from 700 to 800 nm), combining desirable magnetic and plasmonic properties into one nanoparticle. They are particularly suitable for in vivo diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The intact Au surface provides convenient anchorage sites for attachment of targeting molecules, and the particles can be activated by both near infrared lights and magnetic fields. As more and more hollow nanoparticles become available, this synthetic method would find general applications in the fabrication of core-shell multifunctional nanostructures.
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA.
authors: Chienwen
authors: C
authors: Huang
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA.
authors: Jiechao
authors: J
authors: Jiang
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA.
authors: Chivarat
authors: C
authors: Muangphat
authors: Department of Radiology and Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
authors: Xiankai
authors: X
authors: Sun
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA. yhao@uta.edu.
authors: Yaowu
authors: Y
authors: Hao
keywords: Core/shell nanoparticles; Gold nanoparticles; Hollow nanoparticles; Iron oxide nanoparticles; Plasmonics; Porous nanoparticles