Molecular imaging of living subjects using Raman spectroscopy and labeled Raman nanoparticles

摘要

Methods of imaging a living host using Raman nanoparticles; methods of generating a true image of a living host having been administered Raman nanoparticles; methods of multiplex imaging of a living host using a plurality of Raman nanoparticles; methods of generating multimodality images by combining Raman images with other functional/anatomical images; labeled Raman nanoparticles; and the like, are provided.

主权项

1. A method of imaging a tissue in a living host, comprising:
administering the living host with a Raman nanoparticle; and imaging the tissue in the living host with a Raman imaging system using raster scanning, wherein the Raman nanoparticle is a single-wall carbon nanotube.