Medical Imaging
Due to unqiue electrical and optical properties, nanomaterials have been critical in the latest wave of medical imaging developments, and are being used in imaging devices, imaging agents and conductive films.
Applications
Imaging devices, conductive films (for similar applications, see also our SLR-160 solar cell conductive film and touchscreen display technology), imaging agents and more.
The following chart is taken from a June 2008 research paper published by the Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures.
| Type of Nanoparticle | Application |
|---|---|
| Dendrimers |
Targeting of cancer cells, drug delivery, imaging, boron, neutrons capture therapy |
| Ceramic Nanoparticle |
Passive targeting of cancer cells, lipid-encapsulated per fluorocarbon, nanoemulsion, passive targeting of cancer |
| Magnetic nanoparticles |
Specific targeting of cancer cells, tissue imaging, LH-RH-targeted silica-coated lipid |
| Micelles |
Specific targeting of cancer cells |
| Thiamine-targeted nanoparticles | Directed transfer across Caco-2 cells |
| Liposomes |
Specific targeting of cancer cells, gene therapy, drug delivery |
| Nanoparticle-aptamer bioconjugate |
Targeting of prostate cancer cells |
| Anti-Flk antibody-coated 90Y nanoparticles |
Antiangiogenesis therapy |
| Gold nanoshells |
Tissue imaging, thermal ablative cancer therapy |
| Anti-HER2 antibody-targeted gold/silicon
nanoparticles |
Breast cancer therapy |
| CLIO paramagnetic nanoparticles |
Imaging of migrating cells |
| Quantum dots |
Tissue imaging |
| Silicon-based nanowires |
Real-time detection and titration of antibodies, Virus detection |
| Chip based biosensors |
Real-time detection and titration of antibodies, Virus detection |
| Electronic biosensors |
Noninvasive vaccine delivery, Drug delivery |
| Carbon Nanotubes |
Bone grafting, Biosensors, Bacteria and virus Filtration |
| Silver Nanoparticles | Antibacterial agents, filters |
