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A new peer reviewed journal publishing experimental and theoretical work across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology



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Nanoscale, 2009, 1, 61 - 67, DOI: 10.1039/b9nr00112c

Multimodal drug delivery using gold nanoparticles

Chae-kyu Kim, Partha Ghosh and Vincent M. Rotello

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are promising nanocarriers for therapeutics due to their facile synthesis, ease of functionalization, biocompatibility, and inherent non-toxicity. The unique chemical and physical properties of AuNP monolayers provide versatility in delivery method and tunability of surface properties. Here, we discuss several strategies to utilize the properties of AuNPs for drug delivery.

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