This review provides a comprehensive description of nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of
gold nanoparticles, which can be used in biological applications. The main focus is placed …

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of biomaterials such as cells or tissues
can be used to obtain biochemical information from nanoscopic volumes in these …

Abstract Gold Nanoparticles based Plasmonic Photothermal Therapy (PPTT) has recently
been extensively studied in cancer treatment, based on the local hyperthermia induced by …

This critical review provides an overall survey of the basic concepts and up-to-date literature
results concerning the very promising use of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for medicinal …

The selection of nanoparticles for achieving efficient contrast for biological and cell imaging
applications, as well as for photothermal therapeutic applications, is based on the optical …

Noble metal nanoparticles are capable of confining resonant photons in such a manner as
to induce coherent surface plasmon oscillation of their conduction band electrons, a …

Gold nanoparticles with unique optical properties may be useful as biosensors in living
whole cells. Using a simple and inexpensive technique, we recorded surface plasmon …

Noble metal, especially gold (Au) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles exhibit unique and tunable
optical properties on account of their surface plasmon resonance (SPR). In this review, we …

The development of appropriate in vitro protocols to assess the potential toxicity of the ever
expanding range of nanoparticles represents a challenging issue, because of the rapid …

Nanoparticles with unique optical properties, facile surface chemistry, and appropriate size
scale are generating much enthusiasm in molecular biology and medicine. Noble metal …