Multidisciplinary research at the forefront of the field of hybrid materials has paved the way to
the development of endless examples of smart devices. One appealing concept in this fertile …

Cancer-associated stimuli-responsive nanosystems have been increasingly considered for
the delivery of anticancer drugs, which primarily target the tumor microenvironment and/or …

Nanosized mesoporous silica particles with high colloidal stability attract growing attention
as drug delivery systems for targeted cancer treatment and as bioimaging devices. This …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are recognized as a prime example of
nanotechnology applied in the biomedical field, due to their easily tunable structure and …

Nanotechnology has attracted much attention because it possesses many advantages to
engineer new organized nanomaterials and endow them with improved performance. In …

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a central metabolite that plays an indispensable role in
various cellular processes, from energy supply to cell‐to‐cell signaling. Nature has …

Nucleic acids hold promise as biomolecules for future applications in biomedicine and
biotechnology. Their well-defined structures and compositions afford unique chemical …

Since the first report in early 1990s, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have
progressively attracted the attention of scientists due to their potential applications in physic …

With the development of nanotechnology, the application of nanomaterials in the field of
drug delivery has attracted much attention in the past decades. Mesoporous silica …

Nucleic acid aptamers are single stranded DNA or RNA sequences that specifically bind a
cognate ligand. In addition to their widespread use as stand-alone affinity binding reagents …