TABLE 2.
Application of NPs in medicine.
| Nanoparticle (NPs) | Application | References |
|---|---|---|
| Silica nanoparticles | Nano structuring, drug delivery, and optical imaging agents | Jeelani et al. (2019) |
| Carbon nanoparticles | Early detection of cancer cells, and can act as markers in imaging diagnostics | Lisik and Krokosz, (2021) |
| Titanium dioxide | Psoriasis, cancer (treatment of malignant tumors) | Ziental et al. (2020) |
| Magnetic nanoparticles | Image-enhancing agents in MRI and magnetic particle imaging (MPI), immunoassays, cancer treatment, drug delivery and gene therapy agents, brain cancer treatment | Stueber et al. (2021) |
| Zinc oxide | Antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anti-cancer | Wiesmann et al. (2020) |
| Gold nanoparticles | Drug delivery, cancer diagnostics, bio-Imaging, antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral agents | Aghebati-Maleki et al. (2019) |
| Klębowski et al. (2018) | ||
| Silver nanoparticles | Cancer diagnostics | Chugh et al. (2018) |