Multifunctional nanoplatforms for fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy developed by post-loading photosensitizer and fluorophore to polyacrylamide nanoparticles

Anurag Gupta, BS
- PDT Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
Shouyan Wang, PhD
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Paula Pera, MSc
- PDT Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
K.V.R. Rao, PhD
- PDT Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
Nayan Patel, BA
- PDT Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy, PhD
- Institute of Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, University of Buffalo, New York, USA
Joseph Missert, MSc
- PDT Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
Janet Morgan, PhD
- Department of Dermatology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
Yong-Eun Koo-Lee, PhD
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Raoul Kopelman, PhD
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Ravindra K. Pandey, PhD
- PDT Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Corresponding authors: Roswell Park Cancer Institute, PDT Center, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263.

Received 13 July 2011 ,Accepted 13 November 2011. Published online 23 November 2011 Corrected Proof

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest. A part of the technology presented in this manuscript is licensed to Photolitec, LLC, Buffalo, New York.

Support was received from National Institute of Health grant CA119358 and the shared resources of the Roswell Park Cancer Center support grant CA16056.

PII: S1549-9634(11)00532-6

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2011.11.011

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