Modality Signal Contrast agent Sensitivity [1] (mol label) Resolution [1] Tissue penetration Risk Primarily morphological/anatomical imaging modalities MRI Magnetic fields Gadolinium, iron oxide nanoparticles 10−9–10−6 50 µm Unlimited Harmless CT X-rays…
Fig. 1 Schematic of some of the mechanisms of endocytosis that have so far been elucidated. The focus in this chapter will be on clathrin-mediated, caveolar-type, macropinocytosis, and phagocytosis mechanisms. Adapted…
Structural feature Examples Composition of particle core Cholesteryl esters [54] Inorganic scaffolds (Au) [89] Shape Discoidal [80] Spherical [89] Protein associated with particle Full-length apoA-I [97] ApoA-I-mimetic peptide [99] ApoE…
