Fig. 10

Application of inorganic nanocarriers based on Au, Ag, and Se NPs for targeting of brain tumor: (A) Bioluminescent images of the tumor showing the specific accumulation of Au NPs in the glioma and the anti-tumor effect after therapy. Adapted with permission from ref. [289], B Schematic illustration of the design of Ag NPs and ex vivo imaging of the accumulation of Ag NPs in the brain tumor. Adapted with permission from Ref. [310], C Schematic illustration of the synthesis of glioma cell targeting complexes based on Se NPs, TEM image of Se NPs and histograms of drug permeability and cytotoxicity (scale bar = 10 nm). Adapted with permission from Ref. [298]