It is of great significance to develop anticancer therapeutic agents or technologies with high
degree of specificity and patient compliance, while low toxicity. The emerging photothermal …

Colloidal gold has been studied for its potential application in medicine for centuries.
However, synthesis and evaluation of various gold nanoparticles have only recently been …

Green chemistry approaches for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles have become a new
and promising field of research in recent years. Synthesis of metal nanoparticles [like gold …

Plasmonic photothermal therapy (PPTT), a type of treatment involving the intravenous or
intratumoral injection to introduce gold nanoparticles to cancerous cells and the subsequent …

Optical techniques offer a wide variety of applications as light-matter interactions provide
extremely sensitive mechanisms to probe or treat target media. Most of these …

Recent advances in nanomedicine make it auspicious for cancer diagnosis and treatment. A
possible non-invasive photothermal therapy (PTT) for cancer treatment could be constructed …

AuNPs-mediated photothermal therapy (PTT) is gaining popularity in both laboratory
research and medical applications. It has proven clear advantages in breast cancer therapy …

Nanoparticles and nanocomposites are used in a wide range of applications in various
fields, such as medicine, textiles, cosmetics, agriculture, optics, food packaging …

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) with controlled geometrical, optical, and surface chemical
properties are the subject of intensive studies and applications in biology and medicine. To …

Development of multifunctional nanomaterials, one of the most interesting and advanced
research areas in the field of nanotechnology, is anticipated to revolutionize cancer …