Gold nanoparticles: New routes across old boundaries

Porwal, Omji (2019) Gold nanoparticles: New routes across old boundaries. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 274. pp. 1-112. ISSN 00018686

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Abstract

In recent years, gold nanoparticles have emerged as unique non-invasive drug carriers for targeting drugs to their site of action. Their site specificity has helped in increasing drugs’ efficacy at lower dose as well as reduction in their side effects. Moreover, their excellent optical properties and small size offer their utilization as diagnostic tools to diagnose tumors as well as other diseases. This review focuses on various approaches that have been used in last several years for preparation of gold nanoparticles, their characterization techniques and theranostic applications. Their toxicity related aspects are also highlighted. Gold nanoparticles are useful as theranostic agents, owing to their small size, biocompatible nature, size dependent physical, chemical and optical properties etc. However, the challenges associated with these nanoparticles such as scale up, cost, low drug payload, toxicity and stability have been the major impediments in their commercialization. The review looks into all these critical issues and identifies the possibilities to overcome these challenges for successful positioning of metallic nanoparticles in market.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Gold nanoparticles, Turkevich method, Green synthesis, Characterization, Theranostics
Subjects: R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Depositing User: ePrints deposit
Date Deposited: 04 Jan 2021 06:14
Last Modified: 04 Jan 2021 06:14
URI: http://eprints.tiu.edu.iq/id/eprint/301

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