Metallic nanoparticles as drug delivery system for the treatment of cancer

N Desai, M Momin, T Khan, S Gharat… - Expert opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The targeted delivery of anticancer agents to tumor is a major challenge
because most of the drugs show off-target effect resulting in nonspecific cell death …

Improvement of gold nanorods in photothermal therapy: recent progress and perspective

S Liao, W Yue, S Cai, Q Tang, W Lu, L Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Surface functionalization of gold nanoparticles for targeting the tumor microenvironment to improve antitumor efficiency

KF Tan, LLA In, P Vijayaraj Kumar - ACS applied bio materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have undergone significant research for their use in the
treatment of cancer. Numerous researchers have established their potent antitumor …

New frontiers in colorectal cancer treatment combining nanotechnology with photo-and radiotherapy

SC Freitas, D Sanderson, S Caspani, R Magalhães… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Although colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer, its
treatment strategies still have room for improvement, as current techniques carry risks that …

A review on the scope of photothermal therapy–based nanomedicines in preclinical models of colorectal cancer

MI Khot, H Andrew, HS Svavarsdottir, G Armstrong… - Clinical colorectal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Oncologic thermal ablation involves the use of hyperthermic temperatures to damage and
treat solid cancers. Thermal ablation is being investigated as a method of treatment in …

Pancreatic tumor microenvironmental acidosis and hypoxia transform gold nanorods into cell-penetrant particles for potent radiosensitization

PR Rauta, Y Mackeyev, K Sanders, JBK Kim… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Coating nanoparticles with stealth epilayers increases circulation time by evading
opsonization, macrophage phagocytosis, and reticuloendothelial sequestration. However …

Introduction to photothermal nanomaterials

SY Tee, KY Win, SS Goh, CP Teng, KY Tang… - 2022 - books.rsc.org
Advances in nanotechnology have resulted in a library of functional nanomaterials with well-
defined size, shape, composition, and surface functionalities that enable the conversion of …

Raman thermometry nanopipettes in cancer photothermal therapy

DN Ngo, VTTX Ho, G Kim, MS Song, MR Kim… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Raman thermometry based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering has been developed
using nanopipettes in cancer cell photothermal therapy (PTT). Gold nanorods (AuNRs) are …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in stimuli-responsive gold nanorods for drug-delivery and targeted therapy systems

S Hajebi, M Chamanara, SS Nasiri, M Ghasri… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the use of gold nanorods (AuNRs) has garnered considerable attention in
biomedical applications due to their unique optical and physicochemical properties. They …

Preparation, toxicity reduction and radiation therapy application of gold nanorods

L Xie, X Zhang, C Chu, Y Dong, T Zhang, X Li… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Gold nanorods (GNRs) have a broad application prospect in biomedical fields because of
their unique properties and controllable surface modification. The element aurum (Au) with …