New diffusion reflection imaging system using gold nanorods coated with poly-(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Hu Xiujie; Dror Fixler; Pang Rui; Hamootal Duadi; Liu Xiaojing; Zheng Xie; Shuyun Zhou
- Source
- Optical Materials Express. 6:1238
- Subject
- Materials science
Composite number
Nanotechnology
02 engineering and technology
engineering.material
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
010309 optics
Light intensity
chemistry.chemical_compound
Coating
PEDOT:PSS
chemistry
0103 physical sciences
engineering
Nanorod
Surface plasmon resonance
0210 nano-technology
Biological imaging
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)
- Language
- ISSN
- 2159-3930
In this study we developed a new method for coating gold nanorods (GNRs) with poly-(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT). The optical properties of this new composite were tested by Monte Carlo (MC) simulation and diffusion reflection (DR), showing a unique surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and a more obvious change in the reflected light intensity. Our results indicate that this composite has great potential as a contrast agent for molecular imaging in biomedical applications.