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 …

Abstract Gold nanorods (GNRs/AuNRs) are a group of gold nanoparticles which their simple
surface chemistry allows for various surface modifications, providing the possibility of using …

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

Over the past two decades, the development of plasmonic nanoparticle (NPs), especially
gold (Au) NPs, is being pursued more seriously in the medical fields such as imaging, drug …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are becoming increasingly popular as drug carriers due to their
unique properties such as size tenability, multivalency, low toxicity and biocompatibility …

The design of novel nanomaterials and nanoprobes used to diagnose and treat
innumerable diseases has exhibited great potential in biomedical fields, which further …

Biological barriers are essential physiological protective systems and obstacles to drug
delivery. Nanoparticles (NPs) can access the paracellular route of biological barriers, either …

The chemical composition of cells at the molecular level determines their growth,
differentiation, structure, and function. Probing this composition is powerful because it …

Noble metal nanoparticles have been sought after in cancer nanomedicine during the past
two decades, owing to the unique localized surface plasmon resonance that induces strong …

Cancer is a life-threatening disease, and there is a significant need for novel technologies to
treat cancer with an effective outcome and low toxicity. Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a …