Review Article
Encapsulation of Gold Nanorods with Porphyrins for the Potential Treatment of Cancer and Bacterial Diseases: A Critical Review
Table 1
Summary of properties, synthesis, characterization, and applications of AuNRs
| Synthesis | Characterization | Limitation | Application |
| Wet chemical synthesis [100–102], template method [103–105] | SEM, TEM | Limited yield due to the CTAB bilayer | Sensing, photothermal therapy, imaging | Electrochemical route [106–108] | TEM | N/A | Sensing, photothermal therapy, imaging | Seed-mediated method [109–111] | TEM, ETEM | N/A | Sensing, photothermal therapy, imaging |
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