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ArticlePhysics in medicine and biology2015

Enhancement and wavelength-shifted emission of Cerenkov luminescence using multifunctional microspheres.

Joanne Li, Lawrence W Dobrucki, Marina Marjanovic, Eric J Chaney, Kenneth S Suslick, Stephen A Boppart

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Article in Physics in medicine and biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Multiplexed imaging of radionuclides.Nature biomedical engineering · 2025
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  6. Characterization of Magnetic Nanoparticle-Seeded Microspheres for Magnetomotive and Multimodal Imaging.IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics : a publication of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-optics Society
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joanne LiBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Lawrence W DobruckiBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Marina MarjanovicBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Eric J ChaneyBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Kenneth S SuslickBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Stephen A BoppartBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

Training the Next Generation of Researchers in Cancer Nanotechnology at the NCI MR25CA154015 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI BASHIR, RASHID, NARDULLI, ANN · 2010 to 2014
$1.5M
Targeted Microspheres for Contrast Enhancement in Optical Coherence TomographyR01EB009073 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI BOPPART, STEPHEN A · 2009 to 2012
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS R25 CA154015NCI NIH HHS R25 CA154015ANIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB009073
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerenkov luminescence (CL) imaging is a new molecular imaging modality that utilizes the photons emitted during radioactive decay when charged particles travel faster than the phase velocity of light in a dielectric medium. Here we present a novel agent to convert and increase CL emission at longer wavelengths using multimodal protein microspheres (MSs). The (64)Cu-labeled protein microspheres contain quantum dots (QDs) encapsulated within a high-refractive-index-oil core. Dark box imaging of the MSs was conducted to demonstrate the improvement in CL emission at longer wavelengths. To illustrate the versatile design of these MSs and the potential of CL in disease diagnosis, these MSs were utilized for in vitro cell targeting and ex vivo CL-excited QD fluorescence (CL-FL) imaging of atherosclerotic plaques in rats. It was shown that by utilizing both QDs and MSs with a high-refractive-index-oil core, the CL emission increases by four-fold at longer wavelengths. Furthermore, we demonstrate that these MSs generate both an in vivo and ex vivo contrast signal. The design concept of utilizing QDs and high-index core MSs may contribute to future developments of in vivo CL imaging.

Indexed as

LightMicrospheresAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCells, CulturedCopper RadioisotopesFemaleHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLuminescent MeasurementsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular ImagingPlaque, AtheroscleroticPositron-Emission TomographyCopper Radioisotopes

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PMID25555157
PMCPMC4310693
OpenAlexW2159675454

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