Controlled drug delivery systems (DDS) have several advantages compared to the
traditional forms of drugs. A drug is transported to the place of action, hence, its influence on …

As defined by the European Commission, a nanomaterial is a natural, an incidental, or a
manufactured material containing particles in an unbound state or as an aggregate or …

Nanomedicine, the use of nanotechnology for biomedical applications, has potential to
change the landscape of the diagnosis and therapy of many diseases. In the past several …

Monodisperse spherical silica nanoparticles (SNPs) with diameters of 20–200 nm were
employed to study size, dose, and cell-type dependent cytotoxicity in A549 and HepG2 …

Silica nanoparticles (SNPs) are produced on an industrial scale and are an addition to a
growing number of commercial products. SNPs also have great potential for a variety of …

Understanding interactions between nanoparticles (NPs) with biological matter, particularly
cells, is becoming increasingly important due to their growing application in medicine and …

Nanoparticles (NPs) can potentially cause adverse effects on organ, tissue, cellular,
subcellular, and protein levels due to their unusual physicochemical properties (eg, small …

This paper uses the measure of hemolysis to evaluate the toxicity of nonporous and porous
silica nanoparticles with varied sizes and investigates the effects of porous structure and …

Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) are heavily utilized in semiconductor devices, gas
sensor, batteries, solar energy converter, microelectronics and heat transfer fluids. It has …

Recently gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) have shown promising biological and military
applications due to their unique electronic and optical properties. However, little is known …