Nanoparticle-based therapeutics and diagnostics are commonly referred to as
nanomedicine and may significantly impact the future of healthcare. However, the clinical …

The biorelated degradability and clearance of siliceous nanomaterials have been
questioned worldwide, since they are crucial prerequisites for the successful translation in …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has become a fundamental tool in modern
therapeutics, notably due to the expanding versatility of photosensitizers (PSs) and the …

In the past two decades, porous silicon (PSi) has attracted increasing attention for its
potential biomedical applications. With its controllable geometry, tunable nanoporous …

Biomedical applications of porphyrins and related molecules have been extensively
pursued in the context of photodynamic therapy. Recent advances in nanoscale engineering …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is already being used in the treatment of many cancers. This
review examines its components and the new developments in our understanding of its …

Subcellular targeted cancer therapy and in situ monitoring of therapeutic effect are highly
desirable for clinical applications. Herein, we report a series of probes by conjugating zero …

Nanomaterials offer the potential for minimally invasive and focal therapies to reduce side-
effects associated with systemic administration of anticancer drugs. Clinical treatment …

Silicon nanoparticles have attracted great attention in the past decades because of their
intriguing physical properties, active surface state, distinctive photoluminescence and …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using porphyrins has been approved for treatment of several
solid tumors due to the generation of cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, low …