Highly fluorescent core–shell silica nanoparticles made by the modified Stöber process (C
dots) are promising as tools for sensing and imaging subcellular agents and structures but …

Nanotechnology is the development of engineered devices or materials at the micro
molecular level in the nanometer range. The properties of nanoparticles that these could be …

Polystyrene nanoparticles were prepared by surfactant-free emulsion polymerization using
water-soluble cationic initiators to induce a positive surface charge. Reaction conditions …

Nanoparticles consisting of DNA, human serum albumin (HSA) and polyethylenimine (PEI)
were formed and tested for transfection efficiency in vitro with the aim of generating a …

A critical obstacle and challenge for cancer therapy concerns the limited availability of
effective biocompatible delivery systems for most hydrophobic therapeutic anticancer drugs …

Herein, we report on the functionalization of silica nanoparticles with a small molecule, the
amino acid cysteine, in order to create a low-fouling zwitterionic surface for nanomedicine …

The work describes a simple and convenient process for highly efficient and direct DNA
separation with functionalized silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles. Iron oxide magnetic …

Dual pH-sensitive smart nanocarriers based on silica nanoparticles (SNPs) extracted from
rice husk ashes (RHAs) to effectively inhibit liver cancer cell proliferation were investigated …

Biohybrids (a combination of biological material and inorganic nanoparticles) offer a number
of advantages like improved functionality over conventional materials. Thus, to understand …

Novel bilayer coated mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MCM-41) based on pH sensitive poly
(acrylic acid-co-itaconic acid) and human serum albumin (HSA) was designed for controlled …