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Biomedical Applications of Gold Nanoparticles: Recent Advances and Future Prospects

Biomedical Applications of Gold Nanoparticles: Recent Advances and Future Prospects

Irshad Ahmad Wani
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781522506102|ISBN10: 1522506101|EISBN13: 9781522506119
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0610-2.ch004
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Wani, Irshad Ahmad. "Biomedical Applications of Gold Nanoparticles: Recent Advances and Future Prospects." Integrating Biologically-Inspired Nanotechnology into Medical Practice, edited by B.K. Nayak, et al., IGI Global, 2017, pp. 74-101. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0610-2.ch004

APA

Wani, I. A. (2017). Biomedical Applications of Gold Nanoparticles: Recent Advances and Future Prospects. In B. Nayak, A. Nanda, & M. Bhat (Eds.), Integrating Biologically-Inspired Nanotechnology into Medical Practice (pp. 74-101). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0610-2.ch004

Chicago

Wani, Irshad Ahmad. "Biomedical Applications of Gold Nanoparticles: Recent Advances and Future Prospects." In Integrating Biologically-Inspired Nanotechnology into Medical Practice, edited by B.K. Nayak, Anima Nanda, and M. Amin Bhat, 74-101. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0610-2.ch004

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Abstract

Gold nanoparticles are the subject of intense studies due to the exceptional photo-optical properties combined with the biocompatibility and has proved to be a powerful tool in various nanomedicinal applications. This book chapter discusses the recent advances and current challenges facing the biomedical applications of gold nanoparticles of various sizes and shapes. This chapter summarizes the applications of gold nanoparticles in biomedical area including diagnostic imaging, biosensing, drug delivery, and photothermal and photodynamic strategies etc. The key advantages of the gold nanoparticles including their ease of synthesis and functionalization together with biodistribution and toxicity has also been discussed.

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