On-substrate fabrication of a bio-conjugated Au nanoring solution for photothermal therapy application

Nanotechnology. 2013 Feb 15;24(6):065102. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/6/065102. Epub 2013 Jan 22.

Abstract

The on-substrate fabrication of a bio-conjugated Au nanoring (NRI) solution with the localized surface plasmon (LSP) resonance wavelength in the 1200-1300 nm range is demonstrated. Also, the effects of photothermal therapy through LSP resonance-induced absorption enhancement are illustrated by applying the bio-conjugated Au NRIs to human liver cancer cells and illuminating the cells with a laser of 1315 nm in wavelength. The Au NRI fabrication is based on the techniques of nano-imprint lithography and metal secondary sputtering. The procedure for on-substrate surface modification of Au NRIs leads to a high production yield of bio-conjugated NRIs. The threshold levels of the local laser intensity for injuring cancer cells based on the LSP resonances of Au NRIs of two different samples are determined.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Gold / chemistry
  • Gold / therapeutic use*
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Hyperthermia, Induced / methods*
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry
  • Nanostructures / therapeutic use*
  • Nanotechnology / methods
  • Phototherapy / methods*
  • Solutions
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / methods*

Substances

  • Solutions
  • Gold