Gold nanoprobes for theranostics
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.
Keywords
diagnostics; gold nanoparticles; imaging; therapeutics; toxicity; SURFACE-PLASMON RESONANCE; ENHANCED RAMAN-SCATTERING; IRON-OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; FLUORESCENT DNA NANOTAGS; SEED-MEDIATED SYNTHESIS; PROSTATE-CANCER CELLS; QUANTUM DOTS; CELLULAR UPTAKE; 2-PHOTON LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES
DOI
10.2217/NNM.11.155
Citation
Nature Nanotechnology 6, 809–814 (2011)
Date of this Version
12-2011
Recommended Citation
Panchapakesan, Balaji; Book-Newell, Brittany; Sethu, Palaniappan; Rao, Madhusudhana; and Irudayaraj, Joseph, "Gold nanoprobes for theranostics" (2011). Birck and NCN Publications. Paper 928.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/NNM.11.155