X‐Ray Computed Tomography Imaging of Breast Cancer by using Targeted Peptide‐Labeled Bismuth Sulfide Nanoparticles
- 26 October 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Angewandte Chemie-International Edition
- Vol. 50 (51), 12308-12311
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201104507
Abstract
Enhanced visualization of breast cancer in X‐ray computed tomography was achieved by using Bi2S3 nanoparticles of 10 nm diameter modified to display a tumor targeting peptide (LyP‐1, CGNKRTRGC). Accumulation within the tumor was increased by 260 % over non‐labeled nanoparticles.Keywords
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