Silver nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, properties, applications, and therapeutic approaches

XF Zhang, ZG Liu, W Shen, S Gurunathan - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology radically changed the way we
diagnose, treat, and prevent various diseases in all aspects of human life. Silver …

Functional nanomaterials for phototherapies of cancer

L Cheng, C Wang, L Feng, K Yang, Z Liu - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Cancer has been one of the major threats to the lives of human beings for centuries.(1)
Current cancer therapies mainly include surgery, chemotherapies, and radiotherapies …

Recent progress in cancer thermal therapy using gold nanoparticles

NS Abadeer, CJ Murphy - Nanomaterials and Neoplasms, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Gold nanoparticles are especially suited to thermal destruction of cancer due to their ease of
surface functionalization and photothermal heating ability. This chapter reviews the progress …

Nanoparticle probes for the detection of cancer biomarkers, cells, and tissues by fluorescence

AB Chinen, CM Guan, JR Ferrer, SN Barnaby… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart
disease in incidence. Despite significant worldwide investment in research, cancer remains …

Chemistry, biology, and medicine of fluorescent nanomaterials and related systems: new insights into biosensing, bioimaging, genomics, diagnostics, and therapy

J Yao, M Yang, Y Duan - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
2. INTRODUCTION The investigation of many fundamental processes in life sciences
requires straightforward tools for fast, sensitive, reliable, and reproducible detection of …

Aptamers chemistry: Chemical modifications and conjugation strategies

F Odeh, H Nsairat, W Alshaer, MA Ismail, E Esawi… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Soon after they were first described in 1990, aptamers were largely recognized as a new
class of biological ligands that can rival antibodies in various analytical, diagnostic, and …

Aptamer-based targeted therapy

G Zhu, X Chen - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Precision medicine holds great promise to harness genetic and epigenetic cues for targeted
treatment of a variety of diseases, ranging from many types of cancers, neurodegenerative …

A new era for cancer treatment: gold‐nanoparticle‐mediated thermal therapies

LC Kennedy, LR Bickford, NA Lewinski, AJ Coughlin… - Small, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Nanotechnology‐based cancer treatment approaches potentially provide localized, targeted
therapies that aim to enhance efficacy, reduce side effects, and improve patient quality of …

Nanoparticle-mediated combination therapy: two-in-one approach for cancer

S Gurunathan, MH Kang, M Qasim, JH Kim - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cancer represents a group of heterogeneous diseases characterized by uncontrolled
growth and spread of abnormal cells, ultimately leading to death. Nanomedicine plays a …

Surface chemistry and aspect ratio mediated cellular uptake of Au nanorods

Y Qiu, Y Liu, L Wang, L Xu, R Bai, Y Ji, X Wu, Y Zhao… - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
Gold nanorods (Au NRs) have been recognized as promising materials for biomedical
applications, like sensing, imaging, gene and drug delivery and therapy, but their …