Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 143-151 , June 2009

Photothermal effects in connective tissues mediated by laser-activated gold nanorods

  • Fulvio Ratto, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Fisica Applicata, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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  • Paolo Matteini, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Fisica Applicata, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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  • Francesca Rossi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Fisica Applicata, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
    • ,
  • Luca Menabuoni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unità Operativa Oculistica, Azienda USL 4, Prato, Italy
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  • Neha Tiwari, MSc

      Affiliations

    • DST Unit on Nanoscience, Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, India
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  • Sulabha K. Kulkarni, PhD

      Affiliations

    • DST Unit on Nanoscience, Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, India
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  • Roberto Pini, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Fisica Applicata, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Istituto di Fisica Applicata, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.

Received 7 July 2008 ,Accepted 29 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2008.10.002

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Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 143-151 , June 2009

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