Nanostructures of diverse chemical nature are used as biomarkers, therapeutics, catalysts,
and structural reinforcements. The decoration with surfactants has a long history and is …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a highly valuable non-invasive imaging tool owing to
its exquisite soft tissue contrast, high spatial resolution, lack of ionizing radiation, and wide …

Traditional photodynamic therapy (PDT) suffers from the critical issues of low tissue-
penetrating depth of light and potential phototoxicity, which are expected to be solved by …

Magnetic nanoparticles have received tremendous attention in diverse fields because of
their unique nanoscale physicochemical properties and the potential for a wide range of …

In the past decade, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with a large surface area and
pore volume have attracted considerable attention for their application in drug delivery and …

The chemistry of the less familiar elements is a fascinating topic especially for the inorganic
minded. The lanthanides, or rare earths, comprise the 5d block of the periodic table and …

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy in women worldwide, and one of the
deadliest after lung cancer. Currently, standard methods for cancer therapy including BC are …

There are a wide variety of silica nanoformulations being investigated for biomedical
applications. Silica nanoparticles can be produced using a wide variety of synthetic …

The remarkable progress of nanotechnology and its application in biomedicine have greatly
expanded the ranges and types of biomaterials from traditional organic material‐based …

Photon-upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) can be excited by near-infrared light and emit
visible light (anti-Stokes emission) which prevents autofluorescence and light scattering of …