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 …

Targeted drug delivery refers to an established therapeutic strategy that develops platforms
and nanoscale devices for selective delivery of small drug molecules and therapeutic genes …

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

ABSTRACT Introduction Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are outstanding
nanoplatforms for drug delivery. Herein, the most recent advances to turn MSN-based …

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 …

The application of mesoporous silica nanospheres (MSNs) loaded with drugs/growth factors
to induce osteogenic differentiation of stem cells has been trialed by a number of …

In the field of biomedicine, stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems (DDSs) have become
increasingly popular due to their site-specific release ability in response to a certain …

The hydration lubrication was proposed by Jacob Klein, a famous tribologist, in 2001. The
core of this mechanism is the formation of a strong hydrated layer surrounding polar groups …

The application of nanocarriers as selective drug delivery platforms, as imaging or as
diagnostic agents has been evaluated in several studies in the area of biomedicine, namely …

Research on mesoporous materials for biomedical and biological applications has
experienced an outstanding increase during recent years. This review with ca. 420 …