Tantalum oxide nanoparticles as versatile contrast agents for X-ray computed tomography
Shatadru Chakravarty, Jeremy M.L. Hix, Kaitlyn A. Wiewiora, Maximilian Volk, Elizabeth Kenyon, Dorela D. Shuboni‐Mulligan, Bárbara Blanco‐Fernandez, Matti Kiupel, Jennifer S. Thomas, Lorenzo F. Sempere, Erik M. Shapiro
Abstract
Radiopaque tantalum oxide (TaO <sub>x</sub> ) nanoparticles can be fabricated with a variety of surface chemistries enabling the use of computed tomography to image a vast array of important biolgical phenomena and nanoparticle delivery schemes.
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Materials scienceNanoparticlePLGAIn vivoMesoporous silicaDrug deliveryBiomedical engineeringMesoporous materialNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryMedicineBiologyCatalysisBiotechnologyAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics