Fig. 16: Plasmon-enhanced in vitro and in vivo optical bioimaging.

a AuNRs-enhanced in vivo imaging of ovarian cancer168. Imaging results using sodium polystyrene sulfonate (PSS)-terminated AuNRs. b mPEG-terminated AuNRs. c folic acid (FA)-terminated AuNRs. Reproduced with permission168. Copyright 2021 John Wiley and Sons. d Typical dark-field microscopy (DFM) and spectroscopy setup. Reproduced with permission170. Copyright 2012 Royal Society of Chemistry. Typical dark-field microscopy (DFM) and spectroscopy setup. e DFM images of S. aureus. (f) E. coli. (g) S13’ phage-immobilized SiO2@AuNPs. h S. aureus labeled with S13’ phage-immobilized SiO2@AuNPs. Reproduced with permission171. Copyright 2019 American Chemical Society.