Safety and efficacy constitute the major criteria governing regulatory approval of any new
drug. The best method to maximize safety and efficacy is to deliver a proven therapeutic …

Organic/inorganic nanohybrids have attracted widespread interests due to their favorable
properties and promising applications in biomedical areas. Great efforts have been made to …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinical treatment in which a light‐absorbing drug called a
photosensitizer (PS) is combined with light and molecular oxygen to generate cytotoxic …

The oligonucleotide therapeutics field has seen remarkable progress over the last few years
with the approval of the first antisense drug and with promising developments in late stage …

Surface functionalization of liposomes can play a key role in overcoming the current
limitations of nanocarriers to treat solid tumors, ie, biological barriers and physiological …

Magnetic nanoparticles have received tremendous attention in diverse fields because of
their unique nanoscale physicochemical properties and the potential for a wide range of …

X-rays are widely applied in clinical medical facilities for radiotherapy (RT) and biomedical
imaging. However, the sole use of X-rays for cancer treatment leads to insufficient radiation …

The use of nanoparticulate pharmaceutical drug delivery systems (NDDSs) to enhance the
in vivo effectiveness of drugs is now well established. The development of multifunctional …

Surgical resection of cancer remains an important treatment modality. Despite advances in
preoperative imaging, surgery itself is primarily guided by the surgeon's ability to locate …

Heteroatom-doped carbon dots (CDs), due to their excellent photoluminescence (PL)
properties, attracted widespread attention recently and demonstrated immense promise for …