Gold Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy

Nanomaterials are popularly used in drug delivery, disease diagnosis and therapy. Among a number of functionalized nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, peptide nanostructures, liposomes and polymers, gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) make excellent drug and anticancer agent carriers in biomedical and c...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2020-06, Vol.10 (11), p.3824
Main Authors: Siddique, Sarkar, Chow, James C.L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Biocompatibility
Biomedical materials
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Care and treatment
Composition
Contrast agents
Cytotoxicity
Drug delivery
Drug delivery devices
Drug delivery systems
Drug dosages
functionalized nanomaterials
Gold
Gold coatings
gold nanoparticles
Ligands
Liposomes
Materials
Methods
Morphology
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles
nanoscale materials
Nanotechnology
Optical properties
Particle size
Polyethylene glycol
Polymers
Quantum dots
radiation therapy
Sodium
Surface chemistry
thermal therapy
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Summary:Nanomaterials are popularly used in drug delivery, disease diagnosis and therapy. Among a number of functionalized nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, peptide nanostructures, liposomes and polymers, gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) make excellent drug and anticancer agent carriers in biomedical and cancer therapy application. Recent advances of synthetic technique improved the surface coating of Au NPs with accurate control of particle size, shape and surface chemistry. These make the gold nanomaterials a much easier and safer cancer agent and drug to be applied to the patient’s tumor. Although many studies on Au NPs have been published, more results are in the pipeline due to the rapid development of nanotechnology. The purpose of this review is to assess how the novel nanomaterials fabricated by Au NPs can impact biomedical applications such as drug delivery and cancer therapy. Moreover, this review explores the viability, property and cytotoxicity of various Au NPs.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app10113824