title: Gold Nanomaterials: From Preparation to Pharmaceutical Design and Application.
abstract: The present mini review offers a brief overview on the preparation and modification of gold nanomaterials (AuNMs) designed for biomedical applications, including biosensors, bioimaging, phototherapy and importantly gene/drug delivery. As biocompatibility is a prerequisite for safe pharmaceutical application, the potential risk of AuNMs to biological systems is also assessed.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, CNR-ISTM, via Golgi 19 - 20133 Milano, Italy. cristina.dellapina@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Cristina Della
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Pina
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, CNR-ISTM, via Golgi 19 - 20133 Milano, Italy. ermelinda.falletta@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Ermelinda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falletta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D015195:Drug Design; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D006046:Gold