Fluorescent nanoparticles for super-resolution imaging

W Li, GS Kaminski Schierle, B Lei, Y Liu… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Super-resolution imaging techniques that overcome the diffraction limit of light have gained
wide popularity for visualizing cellular structures with nanometric resolution. Following the …

Renaissance of Stöber method for synthesis of colloidal particles: New developments and opportunities

PP Ghimire, M Jaroniec - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Colloidal silica particles have received a widespread interest because of their potential
applications in adsorption, ceramics, catalysis, drug delivery and more. Among many …

Unique properties of surface-functionalized nanoparticles for bio-application: functionalization mechanisms and importance in application

F Ahmad, MM Salem-Bekhit, F Khan, S Alshehri… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review tries to summarize the purpose of steadily developing surface-functionalized
nanoparticles for various bio-applications and represents a fascinating and rapidly growing …

Engineered nanoparticles for drug delivery in cancer therapy

T Sun, YS Zhang, B Pang, DC Hyun… - Nanomaterials and …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
In medicine, nanotechnology has sparked a rapidly growing interest as it promises to solve a
number of issues associated with conventional therapeutic agents, including their poor …

Core/shell nanoparticles: classes, properties, synthesis mechanisms, characterization, and applications

R Ghosh Chaudhuri, S Paria - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterials have, by definition, one or more dimension in the nanometer scale (≤ 100
nm) range and subsequently show novel properties from their bulk materials. The synthesis …

Imaging macrophages with nanoparticles

R Weissleder, M Nahrendorf, MJ Pittet - Nature materials, 2014 - nature.com
Nanomaterials have much to offer, not only in deciphering innate immune cell biology and
tracking cells, but also in advancing personalized clinical care by providing diagnostic and …

Chemical basis of interactions between engineered nanoparticles and biological systems

Q Mu, G Jiang, L Chen, H Zhou, D Fourches… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
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 …

Effect of surface properties on nanoparticle–cell interactions

A Verma, F Stellacci - small, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction of nanomaterials with cells and lipid bilayers is critical in many applications
such as phototherapy, imaging, and drug/gene delivery. These applications require a firm …

Strategies for the intracellular delivery of nanoparticles

LYT Chou, K Ming, WCW Chan - Chemical society reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability to target contrast agents and therapeutics inside cells is becoming important as
we strive to decipher the complex network of events that occur within living cells and design …

Polyethyleneimine coating enhances the cellular uptake of mesoporous silica nanoparticles and allows safe delivery of siRNA and DNA constructs

T Xia, M Kovochich, M Liong, H Meng, S Kabehie… - ACS …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Surface-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNP) can be used as an efficient
and safe carrier for bioactive molecules. In order to make the MSNP a more efficient delivery …