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Table 2 Summary of common inorganic nanomaterials and their applications

From: Microneedle-mediated nanomedicine to enhance therapeutic and diagnostic efficacy

Nanomaterials

Materials

Applications

Refs.

Metal nanoparticles

Gold, silver

Single molecule biosensor

[92]

PEG, gold

Dual drug delivery

[91]

SH-PEG, gold, silica

Near-infrared thermal therapy

[94]

Iron oxide nanoparticles

FeO(OH), oleic acid, 1-octadecene,

Magnetic resonance imaging

[98]

Folic acid, Fe3O4, hyperbranched polyglycerol

Cervical cancer therapy, drug delivery

[99]

Metal organic frameworks

Mn, PEG-CDM-PEI

Cancer therapy

[7]

ZIF-8

Glucose biosensor

[103]