Atomically precise pieces of matter of nanometer dimensions composed of noble metals are
new categories of materials with many unusual properties. Over 100 molecules of this kind …

Colloidal nanoparticles are being intensely pursued in current nanoscience research.
Nanochemists are often frustrated by the well-known fact that no two nanoparticles are the …

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 …

Noble metal nanoclusters are in the intermediate state between discrete atoms and
plasmonic nanoparticles and are of significance due to their atomically accurate structures …

Magnetic nanoparticles for hyperthermic treatment of cancers have gained significant
attention in recent years. In magnetic hyperthermia, three independent mechanisms result in …

Gold nanomaterials have emerged as versatile systems which hold a great promise for
several biomedical applications. Among them, gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), ultra-small …

Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) are compositionally well‐defined and also structurally precise
materials with unique molecule‐like properties and discrete electronic energy levels …

Sub‐nanometer‐sized metal clusters, having dimensions between metal atoms and
nanoparticles, have attracted tremendous attention in the recent past due to their unique …

Conspectus Bridging the gap between atoms and macroscopic matter, clusters continue to
be a subject of increasing research interest. Among the realm of cluster investigations, an …

Advances in nanotechnology have resulted in the introduction of magnetic fluid
hyperthermia (MFH), a promising noninvasive therapeutic localized cancer treatment …