Table of Contents

Preface

Part A: Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles for drug delivery

1. History, introduction, and physiochemical properties of gold nanoparticles

2. Green synthesis and characterization parameters of gold nanoparticles

3. Cellular interactions and design principles of glyco-gold nanoparticles for drug delivery applications

Part B: Application of gold nanoparticles in drug delivery

4. Targeting strategies using gold nanoparticles for efficient drug delivery

5. Gold nanoparticles for delivery of nucleic acid constructs for cancer treatment

6. Theranostic gold nanoparticle-assisted tumor radiosensitization and imaging

7. Gold nanoparticles for treatment of inflammatory diseases

8. The use of gold nanoparticles in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

9. Gold nanoparticles for treatment of cerebral diseases

10. Gold nanoparticles for treatment of infectious diseases

11. Gold nanoparticles as a recent nanocarrier against HIV/AIDS

12. Gold nanoparticles in tissue engineering and regeneration

13. Applications of gold nanoparticle in regenerative medicine

14. Gold nanoparticles in photodynamic and photothermal therapy

15. Polymeric gold nanoparticles for gene therapy

Part C: Recent advances and regulatory aspects of gold nanoparticles

16. Hybrid gold nanoparticles as advanced drug delivery and theranostics application

17. Application of gold nanoparticles in vaccine development

18. Clinical translation of gold nanoparticles: obstacles and perspectives

19. Conclusion and future perspective of gold nanoparticles

About the Author

Dr. Prashant Kesharwani is assistant professor of Pharmaceutics at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. He has more than 12 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience at international levels from various countries, including the United States, Malaysia, and India. An overarching goal of his current research is the development of nanoengineered drug delivery systems for various diseases. He has more than 350 international publications in well-reputed journals and more than 25 international books (Elsevier). He is a recipient of many research grants from various funding bodies. He is also the recipient of several internationally acclaimed awards, such as “USERN Laureate award”, most prestigious “SERB-Ramanujan Fellowship Award”. He actively participates in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of the wider community. His Number of citations is = 26779; h-index = 85; i-10 index = 370 (According to google scholar on March 2025). He has more than 30 international publications published in very high impact factor journals (Progress in Polymer Sciences IF 32.063, Molecular Sciences IF 41.444, Progress in Material Sciences IF 48.580, Advanced Materials IF 29.4, Drug Resistance Update IF 22.841 and Material Todays IF 32.072). He has presented many invited talks and oral presentations at prestigious scientific peer-conferences, received international acclaims and awards for research contribution, supervised students/junior researchers and actively participated in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of the wider community.