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Title

Gold-nanoparticle-enhanced cancer photothermal therapy

Author(s)

Li, Jing-Liang;  Gu, Min

Abstract

In this paper, progress on the gold-nanoparticle-enhanced photothermal therapy is reviewed. Size- and shape-dependent optical absorption of gold nanoparticles, the effects of various parameters on the therapeutic efficiency, and the mechanisms of gold-nanoparticle-assisted cancer therapy are discussed. Future research directions of gold-nanoparticle-assisted cancer photothermal therapy are also suggested.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics

Source

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol. 16, no. 4 (Aug-Sep 2010), pp. 989-996

Publication year

2010

Keyword(s)

Cancer;  Gold nanoparticles;  Lasers;  Photothermal therapy

Publisher

IEEE

ISSN

1077-260X

Publisher URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2030340

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