Surface modification of gold nanorods and their applications in combination of cancer diagnosis and therapy

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 739-748

  Li, Xiao Fan ^a,b   Chen, Chun Ying ^b   Zhao, Yun Hui ^a   Yuan, Xiao Yan ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Gold nanorods; Imaging; Photothermal therapy; Theranostics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906485587     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1206.2013.00401     Document Type: Review

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