Gold Nanoparticles: A Novel and Promising Avenue for Drug Delivery

Keywords: Gold nanopartciles, Synthesis, Modications, Toxicity, Drug delivery

With the booming development of nanoscience and nanotechnology, more and more nanoscale materials, such as nanoparticles (NPs), nanorods (NRs), liposomes,

2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 39 2.2 Synthesis of Au NPs .......................................................................................40