1. CT imaging of myocardial scars with collagen-targeting gold nanoparticles 
Delia Danila, PhD, Evan Johnson, MS, Patrick Kee, MD, PhD 
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine 
Volume 9, Issue 7, Pages (October 2013)
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2. Figure 1
Stabilization of AuNPs in saline environment (UV data). Three different flocculation assays demonstrating the reproducible relationship between the ratio of PEG-SH:AuNPs and size homogeneity of AuNPs. Discrete and uniform preparations of AuNPs with a diameter of 50nm displays a peak absorbance at 530nm. The magnitude of A530 drops precipitously when AuNPs aggregate as seen when PEG-SH:AuNPs decreases below 50.
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3. Figure 2
Specificity of binding of CNA35-AuNPs to Collagen 1. Solid phase Collagen 1 binding assay was performed by incubating pure CNA35 or CAN35-AuNPs with Collagen 1. The amount of peptide bound to Collagen 1 was measured by a colorimetric method and the level of absorbance at 405nm was proportional to the amount of bound peptide.
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4. Figure 3
Long circulating nature of CNA35-AuNPs in vivo. At baseline, pre-existing diet-related contrast was seen in the intestine and urinary bladder. At 30min after AuNPs injection, blood pool contrast remained visible at around HU. At 360min after injection, blood pool contrast remained visible at HU. At 25h after injection, no blood pool contrast was observed.
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5. Figure 4
In vivo targeting of collagen I in myocardial scar with CNA35-AuNP. A hyperintense region was detected by CT scanning in the myocardial scar in a mouse 30days after ischemia–reperfusion of the heart (A) which corresponded to the accumulation of AuNPs enhanced by silver staining (black) in the myocardial scar stained with Picrosirius Red (pink) (C). In contrast, there was a lack of corresponding hyperenhancement by CT imaging (B) or AuNPs retention (D) in a control mouse.
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6. Figure 5
The extent of scar formation in different MI mice. Picrosirius Red (pink) staining revealed that the amount of collagen formation in the myocardial scar was variable even though all the animals were subjected to a similar surgical intervention.
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