Gold nanoparticles and gold nanorods in the landscape of cancer therapy

P Kesharwani, R Ma, L Sang, M Fatima, A Sheikh… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Cancer is a grievous disease whose treatment requires a more efficient, non-invasive
therapy, associated with minimal side effects. Gold nanoparticles possessing greatly …

Gold nanorods and their plasmonic properties

H Chen, L Shao, Q Li, J Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Gold nanorods have been receiving extensive attention owing to their extremely attractive
applications in biomedical technologies, plasmon-enhanced spectroscopies, and optical …

Techniques for physicochemical characterization of nanomaterials

PC Lin, S Lin, PC Wang, R Sridhar - Biotechnology advances, 2014 - Elsevier
Advances in nanotechnology have opened up a new era of diagnosis, prevention and
treatment of diseases and traumatic injuries. Nanomaterials, including those with potential …

Nanoparticle self-assembly: from design principles to complex matter to functional materials

A Rao, S Roy, V Jain, PP Pillai - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The creation of matter with varying degrees of complexities and desired functions is one of
the ultimate targets of self-assembly. The ability to regulate the complex interactions …

Functional gold nanorods: synthesis, self‐assembly, and sensing applications

L Vigderman, BP Khanal, ER Zubarev - Advanced materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Gold nanorods have received much attention due to their unique optical and electronic
properties which are dependent on their shape, size, and aspect ratio. This article covers in …

Plasmonic photocatalysis: activating chemical bonds through light and plasmon

V Jain, RK Kashyap, PP Pillai - Advanced Optical Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The exceptionally large charge‐carrier density in photoexcited plasmonic nanoparticles
(NPs) can be used for the making and breaking of high‐energy chemical bonds, which forms …

Recent approaches toward creation of hot spots for SERS detection

A Shiohara, Y Wang, LM Liz-Marzán - Colloidal synthesis of …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter provides an overview of techniques designed for the creation of Surface-
enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) hot spots both in solution and on solid supports. It …

Gold Nanorods for Ovarian Cancer Detection with Photoacoustic Imaging and Resection Guidance via Raman Imaging in Living Mice

JV Jokerst, AJ Cole, D Van de Sompel, SS Gambhir - ACS nano, 2012 - ACS Publications
Improved imaging approaches are needed for ovarian cancer screening, diagnosis, staging,
and resection guidance. Here, we propose a combined photoacoustic (PA)/Raman …

Electrostatic Self-Assembly of Ti3C2Tx MXene and Gold Nanorods as an Efficient Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Platform for Reliable and High-Sensitivity …

H Xie, P Li, J Shao, H Huang, Y Chen, Z Jiang… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A reliable surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate composed of two-
dimensional (2D) MXene (Ti3C2T x) nanosheets and gold nanorods (AuNRs) is designed …

DNA origami directed Au nanostar dimers for single-molecule surface-enhanced Raman scattering

S Tanwar, KK Haldar, T Sen - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate the synthesis of Au nanostar dimers with tunable interparticle gap and
controlled stoichiometry assembled on DNA origami. Au nanostars with uniform and sharp …