Silicon carbide nanoparticles as a photoacoustic and photoluminescent dual-imaging contrast agent for long-term cell tracking

Fang, Chen, Eric R., Zhao, Tao, Hu, Yuesong, Shi, Donald J., Sirbuly, Jesse V., Jokerst

Nanoscale Advances |

Silicon carbide nanoparticles are capable of long-term tracking of mesenchymal stem cells through both photoluminescence and photoacoustic imaging.