Gold nanorods: the most versatile plasmonic nanoparticles

J Zheng, X Cheng, H Zhang, X Bai, R Ai… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Property–activity relationship of black phosphorus at the nano–bio interface: from molecules to organisms

G Qu, T Xia, W Zhou, X Zhang, H Zhang, L Hu… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
As a novel member of the two-dimensional nanomaterial family, mono-or few-layer black
phosphorus (BP) with direct bandgap and high charge carrier mobility is promising in many …

Gold nanoparticles in cancer theranostics

Q Gao, J Zhang, J Gao, Z Zhang, H Zhu… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Conventional cancer treatments, such as surgical resection, radiotherapy, and
chemotherapy, have achieved significant progress in cancer therapy. Nevertheless, some …

Gold nanorods-based photothermal therapy: interactions between biostructure, nanomaterial, and near-infrared irradiation

R Zhou, M Zhang, J Xi, J Li, R Ma, L Ren, Z Bai… - Nanoscale Research …, 2022 - Springer
Gold nanorods (AuNRs) are ideal inorganic nanophotothermal agents with unique
characteristics, including local surface plasmon resonance effects, easy scale preparation …

Epigenetic aspects of engineered nanomaterials: is the collateral damage inevitable?

MR Gedda, PK Babele, K Zahra… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The extensive application of engineered nanomaterial (ENM) in various fields increases the
possibilities of human exposure, thus imposing a huge risk of nanotoxicity. Hence, there is …

Death pathways of cancer cells modulated by surface molecule density on gold nanorods

F Zhang, Y Hou, M Zhu, B Deng, M Zhao… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Necrosis induces strong inflammation with undesirable implications in clinics compared with
apoptosis. Fortunately, the switch between necrosis and apoptosis could be realized by …

Gold nanocrystals: Optical properties, fine-tuning of the shape, and biomedical applications

M Li, J Wei, Y Song, F Chen - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Noble metal nanomaterials with special physical and chemical properties have attracted
considerable attention in the past decades. In particular, Au nanocrystals (NCs), which …

Impact of Surface Charge-Tailored Gold Nanorods for Selective Targeting of Mitochondria in Breast Cancer Cells Using Photodynamic Therapy

NM Vinita, U Devan, S Durgadevi, S Anitha… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, the impact of surface charge tailored of gold nanorods (GNRs) on breast cancer
cells (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) upon conjugation with triphenylphosphonium (TPP) for …

A multi-functional nano-system combining PI3K-110α/β inhibitor overcomes P-glycoprotein mediated MDR and improves anti-cancer efficiency

R Lin, L Zhang, B Ye, Y Wang, YD Li, H Jason, W Liu… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract P-glycoprotein (P-gp/ABCB1)-mediated multidrug resistance (MDR) in cancers
severely limit chemotherapeutic efficacy. We recently reported that phosphatidylinositol-3 …

The role of G-Quadruplex DNA in Paraspeckle formation in cancer

U Bhatt, AL Kretzmann, A Guédin, A Ou, S Kobelke… - Biochimie, 2021 - Elsevier
Paraspeckles are RNA–protein structures within the nucleus of mammalian cells, capable of
orchestrating various biochemical processes. An overexpression of the architectural …