Photothermal Superheating of Water with Ion-Implanted Silicon Nanowires

Journal Article · Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Advanced Optical Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201500143· OSTI ID:1229985

Roder, Paden B.; Manandhar, Sandeep; Smith, Bennett E.; Zhou, Xuezhe; Shutthanandan, V.; Pauzauskie, Peter J.

Nanoparticle-mediated photothermal (PT) cancer therapy has been a major focus in nanomedicine due to its potential as an effective, non-invasive, and targeted alternative to traditional cancer therapy based on small-molecule pharmaceuticals[1,2]. Gold nanocrystals have been a primary focus of PT research[3], which can be attributed to their size tunability[4], well understood conjugation chemistry[5], and efficient absorption of NIR radiation in the tissue transparency window (800 nm – 1 μm) due to their size-dependent localized surface plasmon resonances[6].

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1229985
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-108414; 48658; KP1704020
• Journal Information: Advanced Optical Materials, Vol. 3, Issue 10; ISSN 2195-1071
• Publisher: Wiley
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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