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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 825060, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/825060
Research Article

Gold Nanorod-Mediated Photothermal Modulation for Localized Ablation of Cancer Cells

Yoochan Hong,1 Eugene Lee,2 Jihye Choi,3 Seung Jae Oh,2,4,5 Seungjoo Haam,3,4 Yong-Min Huh,2,4,6 Dae Sung Yoon,1 Jin-Suck Suh,2,4,6 and Jaemoon Yang2,4,5

1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, 234 Maeji, Heungup, Gangwondo, Wonju 220-710, Republic of Korea
2Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Sinchon, Seodaemun, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
3Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Sinchon, Seodaemun, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
4YUHS-KRIBB Medical Convergence Research Institute, Sinchon, Seodaemun, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
5Severance Integrative Research Institute for Cerebral & Cardiovascular Diseases, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
6Severance Biomedical Science Institute (SBSI), Shinchon, Seodaemun, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea

Received 15 August 2012; Accepted 20 September 2012

Academic Editor: Haiya Li

Copyright © 2012 Yoochan Hong et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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