BIONANOFLUID FOR USE AS A CONTRAST, IMAGING, DISINFECTING AND/OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT

摘要

There is provided a bionanofluid including a carbon-based nanomaterial substantially mono-dispersed in a fluid, wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial is surface modified with a polar group when the fluid is polar or with a non-polar group when the fluid is non-polar, and functionalized with a biological targeting moiety to allow specific association of the carbon-based nanomaterial to a targeted entity. Also provided is a hybrid bionanofluid including the bionanofluid, wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial is further modified with a hybrid nanoparticle which includes an alloy, transition metal, semi-conductor, semi- metal or polymer based nanoparticle with biological targeting moiety. A hydrogel, foam, cream, spray or dried product including the bionanofluid or hybrid bionanofluid is also provided. The bionanofluid or hybrid bionanofluid are useful in multimodal imaging (photo-luminescence, luminescence, photo-acoustic, MRI, ultrasound) and/or cellular targeting.