Global health continues to be under threat evidenced by the recent surge of Covid-19 that
crippled the world's biosecurity. Prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of …

The phthalocyanine (Pc) and naphthalocyanine (Nc) nanoagents have drawn much
attention as contrast agents for photoacoustic (PA) imaging due to their large extinction …

MXenes, a class of two-dimensional (2D) materials with surface-modified carbide
composition, have emerged as a groundbreaking innovation in biomedicine since their …

Photoacoustic imaging (PAI), an emerging biomedical imaging technology, capitalizes on a
wide range of endogenous chromophores and exogenous contrast agents to offer detailed …

Abstract Hypothesis: Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has become an
emerging and reliable tool for detecting pesticide residues due to its high sensitivity, fast …

Plasmonic nanostructures, featuring near infrared (NIR)-absorption, are rising as efficient
nanosystems for in vitro photothermal (PT) studies and in vivo PT treatment of cancer …

The unique physicochemical properties of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) depending on their
size, shape and composition are widely utilized in various fields of modern science …

In recent decades, photoacoustic imaging has been used widely in biomedical research,
providing molecular and functional information from biological tissues in vivo. In addition to …

Visualization of photothermal therapy mediated by photothermal transduction agents (PTAs)
is important to promote individual treatment of patients with low side effects. Photoacoustic …

Multiple outbreaks of fatal infectious diseases throughout history have intensified the need
for early diagnostic methods to efficiently control their spread. Polymerase chain reaction …