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SUBMITTER: Lee J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4142062 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Jihyoun J Chatterjee Dev Kumar DK Lee Min Hyuk MH Krishnan Sunil S
Cancer letters 20140217 1
Despite remarkable achievements in the treatment of breast cancer, some obstacles still remain. Gold nanoparticles may prove valuable in addressing these problems owing to their unique characteristics, including their enhanced permeability and retention in tumor tissue, their light absorbance and surface plasmon resonance in near-infrared light, their interaction with radiation to generate secondary electrons, and their ability to be conjugated with drugs or other agents. Herein, we discuss some ...[more]