Gold Nanoparticle Mediated Phototherapy for Cancer

Table 1

Difference of experimental and theoretical photothermal conversion efficiencies.

GNP nanostructure	Theoretical	Experimental	Ref.
20 nm sphere	99%	<10%	[39]
20 nm sphere	99%	~100%	[106]
Au@ Si	~12%	30%	[107]
Au@Au2S	>90%	59%	[107]
Au nanorod	>90%	55%	[107]