title: Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Applications of Multimodal Gold-Iron Nanoparticles.
abstract: Bimetallic particles based on gold and iron have been gathering increasing interest in biomedical applications because of the synergic combination of the plasmonic features of the inert gold component with the magnetic properties of the iron or iron oxide fraction, that makes these hybrid nanomaterials suitable for imaging, therapeutic and analytical applications. In this minireview, we emphasize gold-based nanomaterials with potential for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, focusing on Au-Fe hybrid systems as potential T2-weighted, goldbased contrast agents.
authors: Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, via G.A. Amadeo 42, 20133, Milan. Italy.
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Sanavio
authors: Institute of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne. Switzerland.
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Stellacci
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D054879:Halogenation; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D003287:Contrast Media; D006046:Gold; D007501:Iron
keywords: Au-Fe alloy nanoparticles; Bimetallic nanoparticles; MRI; fluorinated gold nanoparticles; multimodal
  contrast agents.