Dual contrast agents for fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging: evaluation in a murine model of prostate cancer

• DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00669j
• Publication Date: 2021-04-30T09:52:21Z
• Authors: Wojciech G. Lesniak; Yixuan Wu; Jeeun Kang; Srikanth Boinapally; Sangeeta Ray Bane...; Ala Lisok; Anna Jablonska; Emad M. Boctor; Martin G. Pomper
• Keywords: Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy; Imaging agent; Glutamate carboxypeptidase II

PAMAM dendrimers can serve as scaffolds for dual contrast imaging<italic>in vivo</italic>. Here they target tumors expressing the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging.