Bionanotin

project title: fabrication, plasmonic and photothermal performance and cytotoxicity of tin-based nanoparticles in the infrared biological window for biomedical applications (bionanotin). plasmonics have been established as one of the most dynamic and fast developing technologies nowadays. one of the major drawbacks in the path from lab to market is the reliance of most plasmonic systems on the traditional plasmonic metals au and ag, which cannot endure high temperatures and/or the high electric fields of concentrated light present in most realistic applications. this obstacle was proposed to be overcome by the use of refractory nitrides such as tin. of particular importance of the plasmonic performance of tin is the ability to extent into the nir range via alloying with al or by varying the stoichiometry y of tiny. resonant plasmonic nps in the nir can be used for the efficient collection of electromagnetic energy and heating of a confined volume in the vicinity of particle. nps deliv