The nonradiative conversion of light to heat by plasmonic nanostructures, the so‐called
plasmonic photothermal effect, has attracted enormous attention due to their widespread …

Plasmonic particles as gold nanorods have emerged as powerful contrast agents for critical
applications as the photoacoustic imaging and photothermal ablation of cancer. However …

Major current challenges in nano-biotechnology and nano-biomedicine include the
implementation of predesigned chemical reactions in biological environments. In this …

Core–shell particles made of calcium carbonate and coated with biocompatible polymers
using the Layer-by-Layer technique can be considered as a unique drug-delivery platform …

We disclose the use of hybrid materials featuring Au/Ag core/shell nanorods in porous
chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol scaffolds for applications in tissue engineering and wound …

Photothermal reactions of metallic nanostructures, such as gold nanorods show appealing
structural relaxations, such as bubble formation or particle modification. We have employed …

The photoacoustic effect in liquids, generated by metal nanoparticles excited with short laser
pulses, offers high contrast imaging and promising medical treatment techniques …

Therapeutic and diagnostic methods based on photomechanical effects are attracting much
current attention in contexts as oncology, cardiology and vascular surgery, for such …

We implement a whispering-gallery-mode microbubble resonator (MBR) as a multifunctional
component for all-optical photoacoustic inspection of materials in a platform combining …

Background The delivery of plasmonic particles, such as gold nanorods, to the tumor
microenvironment has attracted much interest in biomedical optics for topical applications as …