Photothermal effect of gold nanostars inkjet-printed on coated paper substrate under near-infrared irradiation

M Borzenkov, G Chirico, M Collini, Anni Määttänen, Petri Ihalainen, E Cabrini, G Dacarro, P Pallavicini

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    Abstract

    The research and development of personalized medical treatments is increasing steadily fostered by its large societal impact. The ability of non-spherical gold nanoparticles to locally and efficiently release heat when irradiated in Near Infrared (NIR) wavelength region is a promising tool for photothermal medical therapies. In the present work, stable inks containing PEGylated gold nanostars (GNS) were obtained and inkjet-printed on a pigment coated paper substrate. Significant photothermal effect of the printed patterns was observed under Near Infrared (NIR) excitation of the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) of the GNS. These preliminary results support, in perspective, the application of printed GNS patterns for thermal medical treatments either by direct localized heating, or by temperature triggered drug release.
    Original languageUndefined/Unknown
    Title of host publicationBiophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care V
    EditorsJürgen Popp, Valery V. Tuchin, Dennis L. Matthews, Francesco S. Pavone
    PublisherSPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Pages
    Number of pages6
    ISBN (Print)9781510601321
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    EventSPIE Optics + Photonics -
    Duration: 1 Jan 2016 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceSPIE Optics + Photonics
    Period01/01/16 → …

    Keywords

    • NIR excitation
    • Photothermal effect
    • gold nanostars
    • inkjet printing

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