无机纳米笼(Inorganic Nanocages)通常指空心的带孔洞的纳米颗粒,大小为10到150纳米。金纳米笼可由氯金酸HAuCl4)在沸水中取代纳米颗粒合成[1]。通常金纳米颗粒的吸收峰在可见光波段(约550nm),而金纳米笼的吸收峰则位于近红外波段。近红外光的生物组织穿透性较好,且金纳米笼也有较好的生物相容性,使其能作为光学相干断层扫描顯影劑,分辨率可达微米级。金纳米笼也可以通过吸收近红外光来加热,纳米笼的最初发现者华盛顿大学的夏幼南等将肿瘤特异性的抗体(如抗EGFR的抗体)加在金纳米笼上,使其可特异性富集在癌细胞表面,再远程施加近红外光,以光热效应加热杀死癌细胞[2][3]

金纳米笼的合成

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