The golden age: gold nanoparticles for biomedicine

EC Dreaden, AM Alkilany, X Huang… - Chemical Society …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Gold nanoparticles have been used in biomedical applications since their first colloidal
syntheses more than three centuries ago. However, over the past two decades, their …

Nonspherical noble metal nanoparticles: colloid‐chemical synthesis and morphology control

TK Sau, AL Rogach - Advanced Materials, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Metal nanoparticles have been the subject of widespread research over the past two
decades. In recent years, noble metals have been the focus of numerous studies involving …

Optical properties and biomedical applications of plasmonic nanoparticles

NG Khlebtsov, LA Dykman - Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle plasmonics is a rapidly emerging research field that deals with the fabrication
and optical characterization of noble metal nanoparticles of various size, shape, structure …

Exploiting gold nanoparticles for diagnosis and cancer treatments

M D'Acunto, P Cioni, E Gabellieri… - Nanotechnology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) represent a relatively simple nanosystem to be synthesised and
functionalized. AuNPs offer numerous advantages over different nanomaterials, primarily …

Colloidal dispersion of gold nanorods: Historical background, optical properties, seed-mediated synthesis, shape separation and self-assembly

V Sharma, K Park, M Srinivasarao - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2009 - Elsevier
The color of colloidal dispersions of gold particles in a fluid, typically water, varies from red to
blue, depending upon the shape and size of particles. The color and optical properties of …

Multifunctional nanoparticles for imaging, delivery and targeting in cancer therapy

ME Gindy, RK Prud'homme - Expert opinion on drug delivery, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The application of nanoparticles for the delivery and targeting of pharmaceutical, therapeutic
and diagnostic agents in cancer therapy has received significant attention in recent years …

Determination of size and concentration of gold nanoparticles from extinction spectra

NG Khlebtsov - Analytical chemistry, 2008 - ACS Publications
Extinction spectra of colloidal gold can be used for a simple and fast determination of the
size and concentration of nanoparticles. It is generally accepted that experimental …

Optics and biophotonics of nanoparticles with a plasmon resonance

NG Khlebtsov - Quantum electronics, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
A brief review of the state of the art in theoretical and experimental studies of the optical
properties of metal particles with dipole and multipole plasmon resonances is presented …

Effect of polymer and cell membrane coatings on theranostic applications of nanoparticles: a review

B Rezaei, A Harun, X Wu, PR Iyer… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The recent decade has witnessed a remarkable surge in the field of nanoparticles, from their
synthesis, characterization, and functionalization to diverse applications. At the nanoscale …

Chemical components for the design of temperature-responsive vesicles as cancer therapeutics

Z Al-Ahmady, K Kostarelos - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this Review, we attempt to offer a thorough description of all of the chemical components
and the rationale behind the design of temperature-sensitive vesicle systems, as well as the …