| Literature DB >> 17292107 |
Vladimir P Zharov1, Jin-Woo Kim, David T Curiel, Maaike Everts.
Abstract
Nanotechnologies represent an unprecedented recent advance that may revolutionize many areas of medicine and biology, including cancer diagnostics and treatment. Nanoparticle-based technologies have demonstrated especially high potential for medical purposes, ranging from diagnosing diseases to providing novel therapies. However, to be clinically relevant, the existing nanoparticle-based technologies must overcome several challenges, including selective nanoparticle delivery, potential cytotoxicity, imaging of nanoparticles, and real-time assessment of their therapeutic efficacy. This review addresses these issues by summarizing the recent advances in medical diagnostics and therapy with a focus on the self-assembly of gold nanoparticles into nanoclusters in live cells, in combination with their detection using photothermal (PT) techniques.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 17292107 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2005.10.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nanomedicine ISSN: 1549-9634 Impact factor: 5.307