One-dimensional metal nanostructures: from colloidal syntheses to applications

D Huo, MJ Kim, Z Lyu, Y Shi, BJ Wiley, Y Xia - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
This Review offers a comprehensive review of the colloidal synthesis, mechanistic
understanding, physicochemical properties, and applications of one-dimensional (1D) metal …

Gold nanoparticles in biological optical imaging

Y Wu, MRK Ali, K Chen, N Fang, MA El-Sayed - Nano Today, 2019 - Elsevier
Optical imaging represents one of the most essential tools in biological studies. Although
with great advances, bio-optical imaging still suffers from problems such as resolution …

Gold nanomaterials for optical biosensing and bioimaging

P Si, N Razmi, O Nur, S Solanki, CM Pandey… - Nanoscale …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are highly compelling nanomaterials for biomedical studies due
to their unique optical properties. By leveraging the versatile optical properties of different …

Size matters: gold nanoparticles in targeted cancer drug delivery

EC Dreaden, LA Austin, MA Mackey… - Therapeutic …, 2012 - Future Science
Cancer is the current leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for approximately one
quarter of all deaths in the USA and UK. Nanotechnologies provide tremendous …

Ultrasound-responsive nanocarriers in cancer treatment: A review

NS Awad, V Paul, NM AlSawaftah… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The safe and effective delivery of anticancer agents to diseased tissues is one of the
significant challenges in cancer therapy. Conventional anticancer agents are generally …

Surface engineering of inorganic nanoparticles for imaging and therapy

J Nam, N Won, J Bang, H Jin, J Park, S Jung… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2013 - Elsevier
Many kinds of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) including semiconductor, metal, metal oxide,
and lanthanide-doped NPs have been developed for imaging and therapy applications …

Emerging advances in nanomedicine with engineered gold nanostructures

JA Webb, R Bardhan - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Gold nanostructures possess unique characteristics that enable their use as contrast agents,
as therapeutic entities, and as scaffolds to adhere functional molecules, therapeutic cargo …

Uptake of engineered gold nanoparticles into mammalian cells

LA Dykman, NG Khlebtsov - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
In the past decade, mammalian cells have increasingly encountered gold nanoparticles
(GNPs), owing to the active development of nanomedicine. 1− 3 GNPs have been more and …

Carbon dots with intrinsic bioactivities for photothermal optical coherence tomography, tumor‐specific therapy and postoperative wound management

H Liu, L Mo, H Chen, C Chen, J Wu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) are considered as promising candidates with superior biocompatibilities
for multimodel cancer theranostics. However, incorporation of exogenous components, such …

[HTML][HTML] Redox responsive nanoparticle encapsulating black phosphorus quantum dots for cancer theranostics

H Chen, Z Liu, B Wei, J Huang, X You, J Zhang… - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Effective cancer treatment puts high demands for cancer theranostics. For cancer
diagnostics, optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology (including photothermal …