Fig. 22.1 a TEM image of ~8 nm-sized β-NaLuF4:Gd/Yb/Tm. b In vivo imaging of a black mouse after subcutaneous injection of citric acid-modified sub-10 nm-sized β-NaLuF4:Gd3+/Yb3+/Tm3+ and citric acid-modified β-NaYF4:Yb/Tm when detected from…
Fig. 32.1 Plasmonic bubble generation and detection: a cluster of gold nanoparticles in target cell, b laser pulse (green) nucleates the vapor bubble, c bubble expands and scatters a probe laser…
Fig. 33.1 A famous example of neutrophil chemotaxis and phagocytosis. The neutrophil is seen migrating toward a bacterium as it secretes some kind of unknown chemoattractant (e.g., N-formyl peptides like fMLP)….
, here D T is the thermal diffusivity of the tissue (a constant with a typical value for most tissues of ~1.4 × 10−3 cm2/s) and t p is the laser pulse duration….
Fig. 34.1 Structure of photopolymerizable macromolecular precursors: a PEG acrylate derivatives, b polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) derivatives, c dextran methacrylate, and d hyaluronic acid derivatives 34.2.2 Photoclick Reactions for Fast Crosslinking or…
Spiral Rotational Galvo MEMS Scanner Location Distal Distal Proximal Distal Fast axis >1 kHz >1 kHz 1–5 kHz >3 kHz Slow axis NA NA <10 Hz <30 Hz Footprint <3 mm <3 mm <1 cm <1 mm Fiber (mode)…
Fig. 15.1 The general procedure for systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX). Recreated with kind permission of Elsevier Ltd [100] 15.2.2 Improved SELEX Along with the continuous development, a…
Fig. 27.1 a Molecular structure of a pyrene-functionalized cationic oligopeptide. b Binding of the beacon to double-stranded DNA. c Schematic working mechanism (Recreated with kind permission from American Chemical Society; J….
Fig. 23.1 a Fluorescence imaging of MSN-NH2-FITC (left) and MSN-ICG (middle) in anesthetized rats before and 90 min after i.v. injection. Scanning time was all set to be 30 s. The fluorescence image…
Fig. 35.1 Examples of unnatural peptidomimetics As they are not based on regular peptide backbones, they are often much more stable against proteolysis and have improved bioavailability compared to peptide counterparts…
