Hydroxyapatite (HAp) has significant biological activity, degradability, and osteoconductivity.
In recent decades, it has been widely used in dentistry, anti-tumour drug carriers, and …

Beyond their well-known applications in bone tissue engineering, hydroxyapatite
nanoparticles (HAp NPs) have also been showing great promise for improved cancer …

Doping hydroxyapatite (HAp) with foreign ions has been increasing in popularity as a
chemical approach to augment the existing and impart new properties to it. However, it is …

Emerging cancer cases across the globe and treating them with conventional therapies with
multiple limitations have been challenging for decades. Novel drug delivery systems and …

The use of luminescence in biological systems allows one to diagnose diseases and
understand cellular processes. Molecular systems, particularly lanthanide (III) complexes …

Lately, there has been an increasing demand for materials that could improve tissue
regenerative therapies and provide antimicrobial effects. Similarly, there is a growing need …

Great advances in cancer treatment have been undertaken in the last years as a
consequence of the development of new antitumoral drugs able to target cancer cells with …

Despite the significant advancement in cancer diagnosis and therapy, a huge burden
remains. Consequently, much research has been diverted on the development of …

Cancer theranostics combines therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities into a single system to
treat cancer efficiently. Biocompatible nanomaterials can be engineered to exhibit cancer …

We successfully prepared hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) with photofunctional interfaces
between the citric acid (Cit) molecules and europium (III) ion (Eu3+)-doped hydroxyapatite …