[HTML][HTML] Tailoring gold nanocluster properties for biomedical applications: From sensing to bioimaging and theranostics

SM Farkhani, P Dehghankelishadi, A Refaat… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gold nanomaterials have emerged as versatile systems which hold a great promise for
several biomedical applications. Among them, gold nanoclusters (AuNCs)—ultra-small …

Gold nanoclusters: imaging, therapy, and theranostic roles in biomedical applications

SM van de Looij, ER Hebels, M Viola… - Bioconjugate …, 2021 - ACS Publications
For the past two decades, atomic gold nanoclusters (AuNCs, ultrasmall clusters of several to
100 gold atoms, having a total diameter of< 2 nm) have emerged as promising agents in the …

Gold nanoclusters for theranostic applications

Y Zheng, J Wu, H Jiang, X Wang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Gold nanoclusters, consisting of a few to several hundred Au atoms with a core size below 2
nm, have attracted worldwide attention in the biomedicine because of their supernormal …

Phytochemicals in cancer cell chemosensitization: Current knowledge and future perspectives

E Khatoon, K Banik, C Harsha, BL Sailo… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite significant advancements made in the treatment of cancer during the past several
decades, it remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide killing approximately 9.6 …

Protein-protected metal nanoclusters as diagnostic and therapeutic platforms for biomedical applications

I Zare, DM Chevrier, A Cifuentes-Rius, N Moradi… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of protein templates for the controlled synthesis of inorganic nanostructures has
gained considerable attention in multidisciplinary fields, including electronics, optics …

Chemico-biological aspects of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) to improve its stability, bioavailability and membrane permeability: Current status and future …

R Sahadevan, S Singh, A Binoy… - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Natural products have been a bedrock for drug discovery for decades.(−)-Epigallocatechin-3-
gallate (EGCG) is one of the widely studied natural polyphenolic compounds derived from …

Engineering metal nanoclusters for targeted therapeutics: From targeting strategies to therapeutic applications

Z Lin, N Goswami, T Xue, OJH Chai… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metal nanoclusters (NCs) have recently attracted great interest in biomedical applications
due to their ultrasmall size, good biocompatibility, and unique molecule‐like physical and …

The potential role of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) in breast cancer treatment

V Marín, V Burgos, R Pérez, DA Maria, P Pardi… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is one of the most diagnosed cancers worldwide, with an incidence of 47.8%.
Its treatment includes surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and antibodies giving a mortality …

Photo/electrocatalysis and photosensitization using metal nanoclusters for green energy and medical applications

T Kawawaki, Y Negishi, H Kawasaki - Nanoscale advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to the rapidly increasing demand for sustainable technologies in fields such as
energy, environmental science, and medicine, nanomaterial-based photo/electrocatalysis …

Tannic acid inhibits lipid metabolism and induce ROS in prostate cancer cells

PKB Nagesh, P Chowdhury, E Hatami, S Jain, N Dan… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Prostate cancer (PCa) cells exploit the aberrant lipid signaling and metabolism as their
survival advantage. Also, intracellular storage lipids act as fuel for the PCa proliferation …