Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are a versatile drug delivery system that can be
used for loading of different guest molecules such as peptides, proteins, anticancer agents …

Therapeutic cancer vaccines are emerging as novel and potent approaches to treat cancer.
These vaccines enhance the body's immune response to cancerous cells, and dendritic …

Nanocarbon is a promising type of biomaterial for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
Fluorescent nanodiamond (FND) containing nitrogen-vacancy centers as built-in …

Shortwave infrared (SWIR or NIR-II) light provides significant advantages for imaging
biological structures due to reduced autofluorescence and photon scattering. Here, we …

The imaging of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs), the first defense against primary tumor
metastasis, has been considered as an important strategy for noninvasive tracking tumor …

Photoacoustic imaging using exogenous contrast agents has emerged as a hybrid
technique that enables the deep imaging of optical properties of tissues with high spatial …

Indocyanine green (ICG) is an FDA-approved near infrared (NIR) fluorescent dye used in
clinical imaging. However, its applications remain limited due to its short half-life, nonspecific …

Silica and silica‐based nanoparticles have been widely used for therapeutic and diagnostic
applications in cancer mainly through delivery of drugs, genes and contrast agents …

Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based gene therapy is a promising tool for the treatment of
various neurological diseases, including brain tumors. However, the tracking of in vivo stem …

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection and biopsy is a critical staging component for several
cancers. Apart from established methods using dyes or radiolabeled colloids, newer …