title: Biopharmaceutical applications of nanogold.
abstract: The application of nanogold in biopharmaceutical field is reviewed in this work. The properties of nanogold including nanogold surface Plasmon absorption and nanogold surface Plasmon light scattering are illustrated. The physical, chemical, biosynthesis methods of nanogold preparation are presented. Catalytic properties as well as biomedical applications are highlighted as one of the most important applications of nanogold. Biosensing, and diagnostic and therapeutic applications of gold nanoparticles are evaluated. Moreover, gold nanoparticles in drugs, biomolecules and proteins' delivery are analyzed. Gold nanoparticles for the site-directed photothermal applications are reviewed as the most fruitful research area in the future.
authors.affiliation: Kayyali Chair for Pharmaceutical Industries, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Fars K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Alanazi
authors.affiliation: Kayyali Chair for Pharmaceutical Industries, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia ; Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut-71526, Egypt.
authors.forename: Awwad A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Radwan
authors.affiliation: Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ibrahim A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Alsarra
keywords: Drug delivery; Gold; Gold catalysis; Nanogold; Nanotechnology