Journal
THERANOSTICS
Volume 3, Issue 3, Pages 223-238Publisher
IVYSPRING INT PUBL
DOI: 10.7150/thno.5409
Keywords
Gold nanorods; theranostics; cancer therapy; imaging; hyperthermia; drug delivery
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- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2011CB933401, 2012CB934003, 2010CB934004]
- National Science Foundation of China [31070854]
- National Major Scientific Instruments Development Project [2011YQ03013406]
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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.
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