Gold nanoprobes for theranostics

Balaji Panchapakesan, University of Louisville
Brittany Book-Newell, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University
Palaniappan Sethu, University of Louisville
Madhusudhana Rao, Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
Joseph Irudayaraj, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University

Abstract

Gold nanoprobes have become attractive diagnostic and therapeutic agents in medicine and life sciences research owing to their reproducible synthesis with atomic level precision, unique physical and chemical properties, versatility of their morphologies, flexibility in functionalization, ease of targeting, efficiency in drug delivery and opportunities for multimodal therapy. This review highlights some of the recent advances and the potential for gold nanoprobes in theranostics.

Discipline(s)

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology