Impact of gold-decorated tantalum oxide (TaOx-Au) nano-probes for low energy cancer diagnostic agent

BS Lakshmi, MH Brindha, NA Kumar, G Krishnamurthi - Materials Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
We report the synthesis and characterization of Tantalum Oxide nanoparticles (TaOx NPs)
and the Gold (Au) decorated Tantalum Oxide (TaOx-Au NPs), an efficient imaging agent for …

Size and concentration effect of gold nanoparticles on X-ray attenuation as measured on computed tomography

C Xu, GA Tung, S Sun - Chemistry of Materials, 2008 - ACS Publications
We study size and concentration effect of Au nanoparticles on the attenuation to X-ray used
for computed tomography. By investigating size (4, 20, 38, and 60 nm) and concentration (up …

Tantalum oxide nanoparticles as versatile contrast agents for X-ray computed tomography

S Chakravarty, JML Hix, KA Wiewiora, MC Volk… - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we describe the synthesis, characterization and in vitro and in vivo performance of a
series of tantalum oxide (TaOx) based nanoparticles (NPs) for computed tomography (CT) …

Nanomaterials for X-ray imaging: gold nanoparticle enhancement of X-ray scatter imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma

D Rand, V Ortiz, Y Liu, Z Derdak, JR Wands… - Nano …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We present the development of a new imaging technique for the early diagnosis of
hepatocellular carcinoma that utilizes surface-modified gold nanoparticles in combination …

Tantalum oxide nanoparticles as an advanced platform for cancer diagnostics: a review and perspective

E Koshevaya, E Krivoshapkina… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of new safe and effective contrast agents (CAs) is a crucial factor to
increase the effectiveness of computed tomography (CT). For now, tantalum oxide-based …

Gold nanoparticle contrast agents in advanced X-ray imaging technologies

S Ahn, SY Jung, SJ Lee - Molecules, 2013 - mdpi.com
Recently, there has been significant progress in the field of soft-and hard-X-ray imaging for a
wide range of applications, both technically and scientifically, via developments in sources …

Rapid sonochemically-assisted synthesis of highly stable gold nanoparticles as computed tomography contrast agents

M Ali Dheyab, A Abdul Aziz, MS Jameel… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application One of the applications of AuNPs in nanomedicine is treating cancer
cells by Hyperthermia. Therefore, we suggest a future in vivo and in vitro studies to confirm …

Gold nanoparticle based X-ray contrast agent for tumor imaging in mice and dog: a potential nanoplatform for computer tomography theranostics

N Chanda, A Upendran, EJ Boote… - Journal of …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The goal of our study was to demonstrate the utility of nanocrystalline gold as an X-ray
contrast agent for imaging tumor in living subjects. Even though significant progress has …

Large-scale synthesis of bioinert tantalum oxide nanoparticles for X-ray computed tomography imaging and bimodal image-guided sentinel lymph node mapping

MH Oh, N Lee, H Kim, SP Park, Y Piao… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Ever since Au nanoparticles were developed as X-ray contrast agents, researchers have
actively sought alternative nanoparticle-based imaging probes that are not only inexpensive …

Effects of functionalized gold nanoparticle size on X-ray attenuation and substrate binding affinity

RD Ross, LE Cole, JMR Tilley… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) have attracted interest as an X-ray contrast agent due to
exhibiting high X-ray attenuation, colloidal stability, vascular retention, and facile surface …