Conjugated Graphene Gold Nanocomposites for Cancer Therapy

Rapid growth of nanotechnology is one of the most quickly emerging tendencies in cancer therapy. Gold nanoparticles roused a distinctive interest in the field, due to their incomparable light-to-thermal energy conversion efficiency, and their ability to load and deliver a variety of anticancer drugs. Therefore, simultaneous photothermal (PTT) and photodynamic (PDT) cancer therapy is available by the role of the thermal agent of the gold nanoparticle itself and the drug delivery carrier for photosensitizer (PS) transport. In this review, the physical, chemical, and biological properties of gold nanoparticle, which can promote PTT and PDT efficiency, are briefly demonstrated, and we highlight recent progression in the development of PS-containing gold nanocomposites for effective cancer therapy.

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Application of Marine-Based Gold Nanomaterials in Cancer Therapy: A Mini-Review

10.20944/preprints202103.0771.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Neda Baghban ◽

Arezoo Khoradmehr ◽

Iraj Nabipour ◽

Amin Tamadon

Keyword(s):

Drug Delivery ◽

Gold Nanoparticles ◽

Cancer Therapy ◽

Drug Delivery System ◽

Delivery System ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Gold Nanocomposites ◽

Marine Natural Compound ◽

Gold Nanomaterials ◽

Near Future

Cancer is one of the health concerns in modern societies. The application of nanotechnology in medical sciences has created new possibilities for the diagnosis, imaging and the treatment of tumors in humans. The present article reviews the application of marine-based gold nanoparticles in diagnosing and treating cancer. The main data were collected from research article on the application of different marine-based gold nanoparticles in detecting and imaging cancer cells as well as in drug delivery system in treatment of cancer. Chitosan is the most used marine natural compound used to fabricate gold nanocomposites and the most reported application of this type of nano-composites is related to drug delivery system. Despite the excellent anticancer potential of different marine natural products, less studies have been conducted on the use of their compositions with gold nanoparticles in cancer therapy than other materials. Moreover, most reports available in this filed are related to their application as a drug delivery system not anticancer drug. In general, there are still challenges and limitations to the use of nanoparticles in medicine, it is hoped that in the near future nanoparticles will create a dramatic revolution not only in oncology but also in medicine.

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Lipid-coated gold nanocomposites for enhanced cancer therapy

International Journal of Nanomedicine ◽

10.2147/ijn.s88307 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 33 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Seong Soo An ◽

Ji Hee Kang ◽

Young Tag Ko

Keyword(s):

Cancer Therapy ◽

Gold Nanocomposites

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Multifunctional metal–organic framework heterostructures for enhanced cancer therapy

Chemical Society Reviews ◽

10.1039/d0cs00178c ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jintong Liu ◽

Jing Huang ◽

Lei Zhang ◽

Jianping Lei

Keyword(s):

Cancer Therapy ◽

General Principle ◽

Biomedical Applications ◽

Metal Organic Framework ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Functional Modulation ◽

Organic Framework

We review the general principle of the design and functional modulation of nanoscaled MOF heterostructures, and biomedical applications in enhanced therapy.

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