A review on the synthesis and functionalization of gold nanoparticles as a drug delivery vehicle

SJ Amina, B Guo - International journal of nanomedicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Metal nanoparticles are being extensively used in biomedical fields due to their small size-to-
volume ratio and extensive thermal stability. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are an obvious …

Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using plant extracts as beneficial prospect for cancer theranostics

KK Bharadwaj, B Rabha, S Pati, T Sarkar… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been widely explored and are well-known for their
medical applications. Chemical and physical synthesis methods are a way to make AuNPs …

Specific targeting cancer cells with nanoparticles and drug delivery in cancer therapy

S Raj, S Khurana, R Choudhari, KK Kesari… - Seminars in cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has been the latest approach for diagnosis and treatment for cancer, which
opens up a new alternative therapeutic drug delivery option to treat disease. Nanoparticles …

Nanoparticles in biomedical applications

K McNamara, SAM Tofail - Advances in Physics: X, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoparticles are defined as solid colloidal particles ranging in size from 10 to 1000 nm.
Nanoparticles offer many benefits to larger particles such as increased surface-to-volume …

Unique roles of gold nanoparticles in drug delivery, targeting and imaging applications

FY Kong, JW Zhang, RF Li, ZX Wang, WJ Wang… - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology has become more and more potentially used in diagnosis or treatment of
diseases. Advances in nanotechnology have led to new and improved nanomaterials in …

Carbon dots: biomacromolecule interaction, bioimaging and nanomedicine

Z Peng, X Han, S Li, AO Al-Youbi… - Coordination chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Carbon dots, a recent member of the renowned carbon-based nanomaterials family, have
attracted significant interest from various fields. The extraordinary properties, including …

Applications of noble metal-based nanoparticles in medicine

B Klębowski, J Depciuch, M Parlińska-Wojtan… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles have unique, size-dependent properties, which means they are widely used
in various branches of industry. The ability to control the properties of nanoparticles makes …

Nanoparticle-mediated cancer cell therapy: Basic science to clinical applications

J Verma, C Warsame, RK Seenivasagam… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2023 - Springer
Every sixth person in the world dies due to cancer, making it the second leading severe
cause of death after cardiovascular diseases. According to WHO, cancer claimed nearly 10 …

Nanoparticles: a boon to drug delivery, therapeutics, diagnostics and imaging

S Parveen, R Misra, SK Sahoo - Nanomedicine in cancer, 2017 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Drug delivery is an intriguing field of research that has captured the interest of researchers
because delivering a medicine to its site of therapeutic action is one of the main limitations of …

PEGylated PRINT nanoparticles: the impact of PEG density on protein binding, macrophage association, biodistribution, and pharmacokinetics

JL Perry, KG Reuter, MP Kai, KP Herlihy, SW Jones… - Nano …, 2012 - ACS Publications
In this account, we varied PEGylation density on the surface of hydrogel PRINT
nanoparticles and systematically observed the effects on protein adsorption, macrophage …