Design of irreversible optical nanothermometers for thermal ablations

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Jan 25;49(7):680-2. doi: 10.1039/c2cc37271a.

Abstract

Nanothermometers composed from a gold nanorod core, temperature sensitive linker and fluorescent dye are reported. The nanothermometers have low fluorescence due to a self-quenching mechanism at temperatures below 50 °C and become highly fluorescence above 70 °C.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Coumarins / chemistry
  • Fluorescence
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Temperature
  • Thermometers*

Substances

  • Coumarins
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • 7-diethylaminocoumarin-3-carboxylic acid
  • Gold