Recent advances in the use of fluorescent nanoparticles for bioimaging

Rapid and recent progress in fluorescence microscopic techniques has allowed for routine discovery and viewing of biological structures and processes in unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution. In these imaging techniques, fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) play important roles in the improvement of re...

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Published in:Nanomedicine (London, England) England), 2019-07, Vol.14 (13), p.1759-1769
Main Authors: Pratiwi, Feby Wijaya, Kuo, Chiung Wen, Chen, Bi-Chang, Chen, Peilin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biocompatibility
Brain cancer
Cancer therapies
fluorescence microscopy
Gadolinium oxide
imaging
Metastasis
Microscopy
Nanoparticles
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Optical properties
Ovarian cancer
Polymers
Proteins
Quantum dots
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Summary:Rapid and recent progress in fluorescence microscopic techniques has allowed for routine discovery and viewing of biological structures and processes in unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution. In these imaging techniques, fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) play important roles in the improvement of reporting systems. A short overview of recently developed fluorescent NPs used for advanced imaging will be discussed in this mini-review. The discussion begins with the contribution of fluorescence imaging in exploring the fate of NPs in biological systems. NP applications for imaging, including cell labeling, multimodal imaging and theranostic agents, are then discussed. Finally, despite all of the advancements in bioimaging, some unsolved challenges will be briefly discussed concerning future research directions.
ISSN:1743-5889
1748-6963
DOI:10.2217/nnm-2019-0105