Tens of millions of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams are
performed annually around the world. The contrast agents, which improve diagnostic …

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart
disease in incidence. Despite significant worldwide investment in research, cancer remains …

This review focuses on the biomedical applications and toxicity of spinel ferrite nanoparticles
(SFNPs) with more emphasis on the recently published work. A critical review is provided on …

The RNA interference (RNAi) pathway possesses immense potential in silencing any gene
in human cells. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) can efficiently trigger RNAi silencing of …

The combination of nanostructures with biomolecules leading to the generation of functional
nanosystems holds great promise for biotechnological and biomedical applications. As a …

Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acid molecules that bind to and inhibit proteins and
are commonly produced by systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment …

In this review we present new concepts and recent progress in the application of
semiconductor quantum dots (QD) as labels in two important areas of biology, bioimaging …

Nucleolin or C23, is one of the most abundant non-ribosomal phosphoproteins of nucleolus.
However, in several cancers, nucleolin is highly expressed both intracellularly and on the …

Purpose Cancer is one of the leading causes of death, and thus, the scientific community
has but great efforts to improve cancer management. Among the major challenges in cancer …

Design and functionalization strategies for multifunctional nanocarriers (eg, nanoparticles,
micelles, polymersomes) based on biodegradable/biocompatible polymers intended to be …