Nanomaterials have a huge potential in research fields from nanomedicine to medical
devices. However, surface modifications of nanoparticles (NPs) and thus of their …

Conductive hydrogels (CHs) are promising alternatives for electrical stimulation of cells and
tissues in biomedical engineering. Wound healing and immunomodulation are complex …

The ligand shell (LS) determines a number of nanoparticles' properties. Nanoparticles' cores
can be accurately characterized; yet the structure of the LS, when composed of mixture of …

This work reports for the first time the preparation and performance of a nanosensor for the
simultaneous detection of metanil yellow and fast green, which are toxic food dyes. For the …

Gold nanoparticles are versatile materials for biological applications because their
properties can be modulated by assembling ligands on their surface to form monolayers …

Citrate capping is one of the most common strategies to achieve the colloidal stability of Au
nanoparticles (NPs) with diameters ranging from a few to hundreds of nanometers. Citrate …

Nanotechnologies are increasingly being developed for medical purposes. However, these
nanomaterials require ultrastability for better control of their pharmacokinetics. The present …

The interactions of ligand-functionalized nanoparticles with the cell membrane affect cellular
uptake, cytotoxicity, and related behaviors, but relating these interactions to ligand …

The hydrophobicity of monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles is a crucial design parameter
that influences self-assembly, preferential binding to proteins and membranes, and other …

Hybrid nanoparticles that combine special properties of their different parts have numerous
applications in electronics, optics, catalysis, medicine, and many others. Of the currently …