GOLD NANOPARTICLES: PROMISING AND POTENTIAL NANOMATERIAL
AbstractGold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have appeared as an attractive candidate for delivery of various drug molecules or considered as extraordinary molecular carriers for the targeting, intracellular trafficking and delivery of a huge array of biomolecules including DNA, RNA, proteins, peptides, drugs, genes and other molecules of therapeutic significance. Particularly gold nanoparticles have attracted intensive interest, because they are easily prepared, have low toxicity and can be readily attached to molecules of biological interest. More and more research shows that AuNPs-based technologies are becoming promising approaches in drug and gene delivery, liver targeting, brain targeting, cancer research and AIDS treatment. The present review focuses on synthesis and functionalization methods of GNPs, the past researchs and reviews about GNPs, their emerging applications and uses and their future prospects.
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English
IJPSR
Madhuri Shringirishi*, S.K. Prajapati , Alok Mahor , Shashi Alok , Poonam Yadav and Amita Verma
Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University , Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
mshringirishi5@gmail.com
02 June, 2013
29 July, 2013
26 October, 2013
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.4(11).4068-82
01 November, 2013
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