title: Functionalized gold nanoparticles for drug delivery.
abstract: Functionalized gold nanoparticles represent highly attractive and promising candidates in the applications of drug delivery owing to their unique dimensions, tunable functionalities on the surface and controllable drug release. This review illustrates the recent advances in the field of drug delivery using gold nanoparticles as carriers for therapeutic agents.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
authors: Gang
authors: G
authors: Han
authors: Partha
authors: P
authors: Ghosh
authors: Vincent M
authors: VM
authors: Rotello
mesh_terms: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry*; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D050997:Nanomedicine / Q000639:trends*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004337:Drug Carriers; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D006046:Gold