Nanoparticles have become a vital part of a vast number of established processes and
products; they are used as catalysts, in cosmetics, and even by the pharmaceutical industry …

We report the in vivo targeting and imaging of tumor vasculature using arginine-glycine-
aspartic acid (RGD) peptide-labeled quantum dots (QDs). Athymic nude mice bearing …

Synthetic phytochelatin-related peptides are used as an organic coat on the surface of
colloidal CdSe/ZnS semiconductor nanocrystals synthesized from hydrophobic coordinating …

The use of magnetic nanoparticles in the development of ultra-high-density recording media
is the subject of intense research. Much of the attention of this research is devoted to the …

A methodology is described for the preparation of Pd@ CeO2 core− shell nanostructures
that are easily dispersible in common organic solvents. The method involves the synthesis of …

Therapeutic proteins are labile macromolecules that are prone to degradation during
production, freeze-drying and storage. Recent studies showed that nanoparticles can …

The direct observation of nanoscale objects is a challenging task for optical microscopy
because the scattering from an individual nanoparticle is typically weak at optical …

A comprehensive study of iron oxide nanocrystal growth through non-hydrolitic, surfactant-
mediated thermal reaction of iron pentacarbonyl and an oxidizer has been conducted, which …

Copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) are attractive as a low-cost alternative to their gold and silver
analogues for numerous applications, although their potential has hardly been explored due …

The size of inorganic colloidal nanoparticles coated with organic layers of different thickness
has been measured with different techniques, including transmission electron microscopy …