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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

The Basic Properties of Gold Nanoparticles and their Applications in Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment.

Xue Bai, Yueying Wang, Zhiyun Song, Yanmin Feng, Yuanyuan Chen, Deyuan Zhang, Lin Feng

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 110 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

110 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xue BaiSchool of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.
Yueying WangSchool of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0029-581X
Zhiyun SongSchool of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.
Yanmin FengSchool of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.
Yuanyuan ChenSchool of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2452-4725
Deyuan ZhangSchool of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.
Lin FengSchool of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5158-3862

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality 17L20128
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been widely studied and applied in the field of tumor diagnosis and treatment because of their special fundamental properties. In order to make AuNPs more suitable for tumor diagnosis and treatment, their natural properties and the interrelationships between these properties should be systematically and profoundly understood. The natural properties of AuNPs were discussed from two aspects: physical and chemical. Among the physical properties of AuNPs, localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), radioactivity and high X-ray absorption coefficient are widely used in the diagnosis and treatment of tumors. As an advantage over many other nanoparticles in chemicals, AuNPs can form stable chemical bonds with S-and N-containing groups. This allows AuNPs to attach to a wide variety of organic ligands or polymers with a specific function. These surface modifications endow AuNPs with outstanding biocompatibility, targeting and drug delivery capabilities. In this review, we systematically summarized the physicochemical properties of AuNPs and their intrinsic relationships. Then the latest research advancements and the developments of basic research and clinical trials using these properties are summarized. Further, the difficulties to be overcome and possible solutions in the process from basic laboratory research to clinical application are discussed. Finally, the possibility of applying the results to clinical trials was estimated. We hope to provide a reference for peer researchers to better utilize the excellent physicochemical properties of gold nanoparticles in oncotherapy.

Indexed as

Chemical PhenomenaDrug Delivery SystemsEarly Detection of CancerGoldHumansLigandsMetal NanoparticlesNeoplasmsGoldLigandscancer nanotechnologydrug deliverygold nanoparticletumor diagnosis and treatment

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PMID32260051
PMCPMC7178173

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