The design of nanoparticles is critical for their efficient use in many applications ranging from
biomedicine to sensing and energy. While shape and size are responsible for the properties …

Over the past decade, we have seen rapid advances in applying nanotechnology in
biomedical areas including bioimaging, biodetection, and drug delivery. As an emerging …

Colloidal gold has been studied for its potential application in medicine for centuries.
However, synthesis and evaluation of various gold nanoparticles have only recently been …

Targeting nanoparticles to malignant tissues for improved diagnosis and therapy is a
popular concept. However, after surveying the literature from the past 10 years, only …

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 …

Nanotechnology provides platforms to deliver medical agents to specific cells. However, the
nanoparticle's surface becomes covered with serum proteins in the blood after …

In medicine, nanotechnology has sparked a rapidly growing interest as it promises to solve a
number of issues associated with conventional therapeutic agents, including their poor …

Due to their large size, charged surfaces, and environmental sensitivity, proteins do not
naturally cross cell-membranes in intact form and, therefore, are difficult to deliver for both …

The drive behind the growing interest in understanding gold nanoparticle (AuNP) cytotoxicity
originates from the promise of AuNPs for diverse biological applications across the fields of …

DNA nanotechnology has produced a wide range of self-assembled structures, offering
unmatched possibilities in terms of structural design. Because of their programmable …