Abstract:
:Due to their tunable surface plasmon and photothermal effects, gold nanorods (AuNRs) have proved to be promising in a wide range of biomedical applications such as imaging, hyperthermia therapy and drug delivery. All these applications can be remotely controlled by near infrared (NIR) light which can penetrate deep into human tissues with minimal lateral invasion. AuNRs thus hold the potential to combine both imaging diagnosis and therapeutic treatment into one single system and function as a NIR light-mediated theranostic platform. Herein we review recent progress in diagnostic and therapeutic applications of AuNRs with a highlight on combined applications for theranostic purposes.
journal_name
Theranosticsjournal_title
Theranosticsauthors
Zhang Z,Wang J,Chen Cdoi
10.7150/thno.5409subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-01-01 00:00:00pages
223-38issue
3issn
1838-7640pii
thnov03p0223journal_volume
3pub_type
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