Ayan Ghorai¹, Jabir Ali¹, Koustav Chakraborty¹, Moumita Roy¹ and Arijit Bag²*

¹Department of Material Science and Technology, Moulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, India
²Department of Applied Science, Moulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, India

*Corresponding Author: Arijit Bag, Department of Applied Science, Moulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, India.

Received: July 01, 2021; Published: August 10, 2021

Citation: Arijit Bag., et al. “Recent Advancements in the Clinical Applications of Gold Nano-Particles". Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports 5.9 (2021): 31-36.

Abstract

The rapid progress in the field of nanotechnology provides a variety of opportunities to improve the therapeutic strategies to fight against life-threatening diseases like cancer, HIV, COVID-19, etc. In general, higher atomic number metal nanoparticles are used for this purpose. Among a number of heavy metal nanoparticles, the gold nanoparticles of different particle sizes are more attractive due to their suitable physical and chemical properties along with excellent electromagnetic radiation absorption ability. Several disciplinary works are in progress for the last few decades to improve the applications of gold nanoparticles as biomedicine by reducing their toxicity and enhancing their efficacy.

Keywords: Gold Nanoparticle; Clinical Application; Radiotherapy; Cell Imaging; Drug Delivery; Photo Thermal Therapy

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