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Table 1 Ligand or coating utilized for toxicity reduction of GNRs discussed in this manuscript

From: Preparation, toxicity reduction and radiation therapy application of gold nanorods

Ligand or coating utilized

Refs.

PEG or PEG-based polymer

[39, 40, 47]

PVA

[48]

PVP

[49]

MPA

[41]

MUA

[42,43,44, 50, 51, 58]

Phospholipid bilayer

[45]

Partially thiolated polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer

[46]

SiO2

[52,53,54,55,56,57]

MOFs

[58,59,60]