Current trends in using polymer coated gold nanoparticles for cancer therapy

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 484, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 252-267

  Muddineti, Omkara Swami ^a   Ghosh, Balaram ^a   Biswas, Swati ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; Gold nanoparticles; Polymer; Synthesis; Therapeutic applications

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ABLATION THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTOABLATION THERAPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; NEOPLASMS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL SURVIVAL; GOLD; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NEOPLASMS; POLYMERS;

EID: 84929353410     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.02.038     Document Type: Review

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