Gold nanoparticles and nanorods in nuclear medicine: A mini review

D Maccora, V Dini, C Battocchio, I Fratoddi, A Cartoni… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, many innovative nanodrugs have been developed, as well as many
nanoradiocompounds that show amazing features in nuclear imaging and/or radiometabolic …

Functionalized radioactive gold nanoparticles in tumor therapy

R Kannan, A Zambre, N Chanda… - Wiley …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The development of new treatment modalities that offer clinicians the ability to reduce sizes
of tumor prior to surgical resection or to achieve complete ablation without surgery would be …

Radiolabeled gold nanoparticles for imaging and therapy of cancer

F Silva, MP Cabral Campello, A Paulo - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the Last decades, nanotechnology has provided novel and alternative methodologies and
tools in the field of medical oncology, in order to tackle the issues regarding the control and …

Gold nanoparticles in radiotherapy and recent progress in nanobrachytherapy

M Laprise‐Pelletier, T Simão… - Advanced healthcare …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last few decades, gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have emerged as “radiosensitizers” in
oncology. Radiosensitizers are additives that can enhance the effects of radiation on …

Hybrid gold nanoparticles in molecular imaging and radiotherapy

KV Katti, R Kannan, K Katti, V Kattumori… - Czechoslovak Journal of …, 2006 - Springer
Metallic nanoparticles, because of their size, chemical and physical properties, are
particularly attractive as therapeutic probes in treating cancer. Central to any clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Gold nanoparticles meet medical radionuclides

N Daems, C Michiels, S Lucas, S Baatout… - Nuclear Medicine and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thanks to their unique optical and physicochemical properties, gold nanoparticles have
gained increased interest as radiosensitizing, photothermal therapy and optical imaging …

Radiolabeling of gold nanocages for potential applications in tracking, diagnosis, and image‐guided therapy

J Qiu, Y Liu, Y Xia - Advanced healthcare materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Gold nanocages (AuNCs) have emerged as a novel class of multifunctional nanomaterials
with an array of applications in nanomedicine, including drug delivery, controlled release, as …

Gold nanoparticles for applications in cancer radiotherapy: Mechanisms and recent advancements

S Her, DA Jaffray, C Allen - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have emerged as novel radiosensitizers owing to their high X-
ray absorption, synthetic versatility, and unique chemical, electronic and optical properties …

Treasure on the Earth—gold nanoparticles and their biomedical applications

J Milan, K Niemczyk, M Kus-Liśkiewicz - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in the synthesis of metal nanoparticles (NPs) have led to tremendous
expansion of their potential applications in different fields, ranging from healthcare research …

Gold nanoparticles as novel agents for cancer therapy

S Jain, DG Hirst, JM O'Sullivan - The British journal of radiology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Gold nanoparticles are emerging as promising agents for cancer therapy and are being
investigated as drug carriers, photothermal agents, contrast agents and radiosensitisers …