The application of nanotechnology in medicine, known as nanomedicine, has introduced a
plethora of nanoparticles of variable chemistry and design considerations for cancer …

Functionalized gold nanoparticles represent highly attractive and promising candidates in
the applications of drug delivery owing to their unique dimensions, tunable functionalities on …

Following surgical removal of malignant tumors, chemotherapeutic intervention usually is
subsequently applied in patients with advanced stages of cancer. Most chemotherapeutic …

Drug delivery systems are effective and attractive methods which allow therapeutic
substances to be introduced into the body more effectively and safe by having tunable …

Despite the great progress in medical sciences, cancer is still a major health problem. Since
the majority of cancer treatment protocols include first-generation chemotherapeutic agents …

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 …

Importance of the field: Site-specific drug delivery is an important area of research that is
anticipated to increase the efficacy of the drug and reduce potential side effects. Owing to …

This review is focused essentially on the synthesis and applications of gold nanoparticles in
the field of medicine and targeted drug delivery. Nanotechnology has become one of the …

The application of nanotechnology for the treatment of cancer is mostly based on early tumor
detection and diagnosis by nanodevices capable of selective targeting and delivery of …

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 …