Table 1 Biomedical applications of various nanoparticles [7]
Metallic nanoparticles | Non-metallic nanoparticles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Name | Applications | Name | Applications |
Iron-oxide nanoparticles | MRI Contrast agents, treatment for hyperthermia, drug delivery, gene delivery, bioimaging | Carbon nanoparticles and Carbon nanotubes | Drug delivery, bioimaging, tissue engineering, and biosensing |
Gold nanoparticles | Bio-imaging, photothermal therapy, drug delivery | Calcium phosphate nanoparticles | Prosthetics and scaffolds in tissue engineering application |
Silver nanoparticles | Drug delivery, wound dressing, antimicrobial agents, cancer therapy | Biodegradable dextran nanoparticles | Micelles in nano-drug delivery |
Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles | Paint and cosmetic industry, antimicrobial and anti-cancer application | Gelatin | Scaffolds in tissue engineering, biosensing, drug and gene delivery |
Titanium oxide nanoparticle | Cancer therapy, anti-bacterial application in dentistry, Bone and dental implants | Chitosan nanoparticles | Diabetes treatment |
| Â | Â | Polymeric nanoparticles | Cancer Therapy |