Table 5.

A range of nanoparticle conjugates that have been examined for anticancer therapy

Type of nanoparticle	Size (nm)	Medical delivery application	Ref
PEGylated AuNPs conjugated with TNF	30–34	Delivery of TNF to cancer cells targeted by the TNF itself, TNF induces cell apoptosis	[158]
AuNPs conjugated with folic acid using a PEG linker	10	Delivery of folic acid (vitamin B9), a precursor for nucleic acid production	[159]
AuNPs loaded with doxorubicin	30–40	Delivery of doxorubicin-loaded gold nanoparticles for tumor targeting/therapy	[160]
AuNPs coated with a tumor specific uptake peptide	25–40	Drug delivery to lymphoma cells with gold nanoparticles conjugated with cellular uptake peptides specific to lymphoma cells	[161]