Porous biosilica nanoparticles obtained from diatomites (DNPs) have been recently
demonstrated to be nontoxic nanovectors of therapeutic agents in cancer cells. In this work …

Diatomite is a natural porous silica material of sedimentary origin. Due to its peculiar
properties, it can be considered as a valid surrogate of synthetic porous silica for nano …

The authors describe new bifunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticles (NPs) for specific
targeting of tumor cells and for intracellular delivery of the cancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) …

Laponite is a nanoplatform that has been successfully used as a new biomaterial for drug
delivery, tissue engineering and bioimaging at the nanoscale. In general, a deep knowledge …

Mesoporous encapsulation of gold nanorods (GNRs) in a silica shell of controllable
thickness (4.5–25.5 nm) was realized through a single-step coating method without any …

Abstract Confocal Raman Microscopy, a non-invasive, non-destructive and label-free
technique, was employed to study the uptake and localization of nanoparticles (NPs) in the …

An approach for safely delivering AgNPs to cancer cells and the evaluation of the affected
cellular mechanism are presented. The use of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) as …

A novel fluorescein/Gd-DOTAGA containing nanoprobe for the visualization of tumors by
optical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is reported herein. It is based on the …

The development of a drug delivery system with fluorescent biolabels is important in anti-
cancer drug delivery application due to the potential for simultaneous diagnosis and …

Nanoparticles have demonstrated several advantages for biomedical applications, including
for the development of multifunctional agents as innovative medicine. Silica nanoparticles …