Fig. 1 Schematic diagram of multifunctional gold nanoparticles (GNPs). Multifunctional GNPs can be prepared by either combining metals with different functionalities or combining functional small-molecules through different surface engineering strategies…
Fig. 1 Clinical CT scans and 3D reconstructions of human hearts displaying high spatial resolution and anatomical features of cardiovascular disease . (a) Cross-sectional CT image of the heart. White…
Fig. 1 3D time-of-flight (TOF) MR cholangiogram in a rat following intravenous injection of gadolinium-functionalized perfluorooctylbromide nanoparticles (NP). (a) Baseline image showing no evidence of vasculature or common bile duct….
Fig. 1 Approaches to labeling stem cells . Panel a shows direct imaging in which an exogenous material is placed inside a cell. The cells are then purified and implanted…
Fig. 1 Extracellular vesicles can interact with neighbor cells delivering their cargo in a homotypic cell transfer (1) or in a heterotypic cell transfer (2). Vesicles may also circulate (3)…
Fig. 1 Fluorescence excitation and emission from quantum dots. (a) Energy diagrams of a bulk semiconductor and a quantum dot. (b) Fluorescence spectra measured from different types of quantum dots….
Fig. 1 Schematic of different mechanisms of ultrasound-mediated drug release, drug transport, and sonoportation from ultrasound -responsive nanoparticles As an acoustic wave travels through a medium it is attenuated through…
Fig. 1 Radioactive follow-up of nanoparticle core and shell in vivo . (a) The nanoparticles consist of 59Fe-labeled IONPs stabilized with 14C-labeled oleic acid and modified with DSPE-mPEG2000 and 111In-DMPE-DTPA…
Fig. 1 General 19F MRI cell labeling . (a) A general protocol for 19F MRI of labeled cells involves ex vivo labeling of the cells, transfer to the subject, and…
Fig. 1 Mechanism of RNA interference. Long dsRNA introduced into the cytoplasm is processed by the enzyme Dicer into 22-nt pieces with 2-nt single-stranded overhangs on the 3′ ends. The…
