Fluorinated graphene oxide; a new multimodal material for biological applications.

Romero-Aburto, Rebeca; Narayanan, Tharangattu N; Nagaoka, Yutaka; Hasumura, Takashi; Mitcham, Trevor M; Fukuda, Takahiro; Cox, Paris J; Bouchard, Richard R et al. · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Fluorinated graphene oxide (FGO) is reported for the first time as a magnetically responsive drug carrier that can serve both as a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and photoacoustic contrast agent, under preclinical settings, and as a type of photothermal therapy. Its hydrophilic nature facilitates biocompatibility. FGO as a broad wavelength absorber, with high charge transfer and strong non-linear scattering is optimal for NIR laser-induced hyperthermia.

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