Gold nanoparticle conjugates: Recent advances toward clinical applications

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 741-752

  Cao Milán, Roberto ^a   Liz Marzán, Luis M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^b CIC BIOMAGUNE   (Spain)

^c BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; Gold glyconanoparticles; Gold nanocages; Gold nanoparticles; Gold nanorods; Gold nanoshells; Gold nanostars; Light triggered drug delivery; Localized surface plasmon resonance; Multivalency; Photothermal therapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; VACCINE;

CANCER THERAPY; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONJUGATE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENETIC THERAPY; GOLD; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; VACCINES;

EID: 84899129656     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: 17447593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2014.891582     Document Type: Review

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