Gold nanoparticles as radiosensitizers in cancer radiotherapy

Y Chen, J Yang, S Fu, J Wu - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid development of nanotechnology offers a variety of potential therapeutic strategies
for cancer treatment. High atomic element nanomaterials are often utilized as …

A repertoire of biomedical applications of noble metal nanoparticles

M Azharuddin, GH Zhu, D Das, E Ozgur… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Noble metals comprise any of several metallic chemical elements that are outstandingly
resistant to corrosion and oxidation, even at elevated temperatures. This group is not strictly …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by root extract of Premna integrifolia L. and evaluation of its cytotoxic and antibacterial activity

C Singh, SK Anand, R Upadhyay, N Pandey… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
An efficient, reproducible, and eco-friendly protocol has been developed for the green
synthesis of silver nanoparticles using an aqueous root extract of Premna integrifolia (PE …

Gold nanomaterials at work in biomedicine

X Yang, M Yang, B Pang, M Vara, Y **a - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Gold is a precious metal with a characteristic bright and beautiful hue known as the golden
yellow color.(1) As of 2012, a total of 174,100 tons of Au has been mined in human history …

Gold nanoparticles for applications in cancer radiotherapy: Mechanisms and recent advancements

S Her, DA Jaffray, C Allen - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have emerged as novel radiosensitizers owing to their high X-
ray absorption, synthetic versatility, and unique chemical, electronic and optical properties …

Recent advances in metal nanoparticles in cancer therapy

A Sharma, AK Goyal, G Rath - Journal of drug targeting, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Metal nanoparticles (NPs) may have the potential to overcome problems related to
conventional chemotherapy. Metal NPs reported to play a beneficial and powerful role in …

Nanoparticle-mediated targeted drug delivery for breast cancer treatment

PY Liyanage, SD Hettiarachchi, Y Zhou, A Ouhtit… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy in women worldwide, and one of the
deadliest after lung cancer. Currently, standard methods for cancer therapy including BC are …

Gold nanoparticles as novel agents for cancer therapy

S Jain, DG Hirst, JM O'Sullivan - The British journal of radiology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Gold nanoparticles are emerging as promising agents for cancer therapy and are being
investigated as drug carriers, photothermal agents, contrast agents and radiosensitisers …

Intrinsic therapeutic applications of noble metal nanoparticles: past, present and future

RR Arvizo, S Bhattacharyya, RA Kudgus… - Chemical Society …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomedical nanotechnology is an evolving field having enormous potential to positively
impact the health care system. Important biomedical applications of nanotechnology that …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticles for radiation therapy enhancement: the key parameters

P Retif, S Pinel, M Toussaint, C Frochot, R Chouikrat… - Theranostics, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review focuses on the radiosensitization strategies that use high-Z nanoparticles. It
does not establish an exhaustive list of the works in this field but rather propose constructive …