"The mechanism of gold nanoparticles against HIV-1 is not clear but it inhibits the HIV-1 fusion."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22954307/
"Gold nanoparticles coated with multiple copies of an amphiphilic sulfate-ended ligand are able to bind the HIV envelope glycoprotein gp120 as measured by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and inhibit in vitro the HIV infection of T-cells at nanomolar concentrations."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20382017/
Inhibition of HIV Fusion with Multivalent Gold Nanoparticles
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2916654/
Glycosystems in nanotechnology: Gold glyconanoparticles as carrier for anti-HIV prodrugs
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077455/