Recent Progress in Cancer Thermal Therapy Using Gold Nanoparticles

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 4691-4716

  Abadeer, Nardine S ^a   Murphy, Catherine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; ONCOLOGY;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOTHERMAL CANCER THERAPY; PHOTOTHERMAL HEATING; PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; THERMAL DESTRUCTION; THERMAL THERAPIES;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84960873970     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b11232     Document Type: Review

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