Malignant brain tumors, a heterogeneous group of primary and metastatic neoplasms in the
central nervous system (CNS), are notorious for their highly invasive and devastating …

Recent advances in nanotechnology are as a result of the development of engineered
nanoparticles. Efficiently, metallic nanoparticles have been widely exploited for biomedical …

The recent past in the technological development evidenced that evolution in
Nanotechnology and nanoscience is the key factor. Nanotechnology is multidisciplinary …

Nanotechnology has become more and more potentially used in diagnosis or treatment of
diseases. Advances in nanotechnology have led to new and improved nanomaterials in …

Gold nanoparticles are especially suited to thermal destruction of cancer due to their ease of
surface functionalization and photothermal heating ability. This chapter reviews the progress …

Due to their lower systemic toxicity, faster kidney clearance and higher tumor accumulation,
ultrasmall gold nanoparticles (less than 10 nm in diameter) have been proved to be …

Nanoparticles composed of two different metal elements show novel electronic, optical,
catalytic or photocatalytic properties from monometallic nanoparticles. Bimetallic …

Recently, research on double-network (DN) hydrogels with good biocompatibility and
mechanical properties has been flourishing. The main research directions have aimed to …

History shows that metal-based drugs and remedies have been known and used since very
ancient times. For example, silver was employed in the treatment of wounds and ulcers …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are becoming increasingly popular as drug carriers due to their
unique properties such as size tenability, multivalency, low toxicity and biocompatibility …