The highly tunable physical and optical properties and the ability to bind an ever expanding
library of ligands have catapulted nanoparticles into nearly every discipline of scientific …

DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201404013 agents need to be specifically targeted to tumor sites, which
can minimize not only the laser power density but also the amount of therapeutic agents. In …

Nanoparticles have attracted considerable recent interest for diverse biomedical
applications because of the unique properties of the nanomaterials. It is already known that …

The current research focuses on the application of folate conjugated and doxorubicin loaded
polymeric gold nanoparticles (GNPs) for the targeted treatment of folate receptor …

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is estimated to be overexpressed in 60~ 80% of
colorectal cancer (CRC), which is associated with a poor prognosis. Anti-EGFR targeted …

Fibrinolytic therapy for arterial or venous thrombotic disorders involves the systemic
administration of thrombolytics such as streptokinase, which is associated with serious …

Over the last decade, much work has been dedicated to improving the performance of
gadolinium-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents by tethering them to …

The aim of this work was to compare the effects of three commercially available gold
nanoparticles (AuNPs) of different sizes (30, 50 and 90 nm) on the viability of normal human …

Despite widespread availability of cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents, the killing of tumour
cells without affecting healthy surrounding tissue remains elusive, although recent …

Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is a hybrid biomedical imaging modality that offers both strong
optical absorption contrast and high ultrasonic resolution. PAI is capable of in vivo molecular …