Diagnostics and therapeutic application of Gold nanoparticles

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2014, Pages 74-87

  Raghavendra, R ^a,b   Arunachalam, Kanthadeivi ^a,b   Annamalai, Sathesh Kumar ^a,b   Arunachalam, Aarrthy M ^a,b  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Kaplan University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical applications; Gold nanoparticles; Nano carrier

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CHITOSAN; DIDODECYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; METHOTREXATE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; QUANTUM DOT; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOSENSOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STEM CELL; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IMAGING; IMMUNOASSAY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 84896453719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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