The complexity of some diseases—as well as the inherent toxicity of certain drugs—has led
to an increasing interest in the development and optimization of drug-delivery systems …

Due to their atomically precise structures and intriguing chemical/physical properties, metal
nanoclusters are an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. Photo-luminescence (PL) is …

The perspectives of regenerative medicine are still severely hampered by the host response
to biomaterial implantation, despite the robustness of technologies that hold the promise to …

Colloidal nanoparticles are being intensely pursued in current nanoscience research.
Nanochemists are often frustrated by the well-known fact that no two nanoparticles are the …

For the past two decades, atomic gold nanoclusters (AuNCs, ultrasmall clusters of several to
100 gold atoms, having a total diameter of< 2 nm) have emerged as promising agents in the …

Optical imaging represents one of the most essential tools in biological studies. Although
with great advances, bio-optical imaging still suffers from problems such as resolution …

Noble metal nanoclusters are in the intermediate state between discrete atoms and
plasmonic nanoparticles and are of significance due to their atomically accurate structures …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are highly compelling nanomaterials for biomedical studies due
to their unique optical properties. By leveraging the versatile optical properties of different …

The innate immune system provides the first line of defence against foreign microbes and
particulate materials. Engineered nanoparticles can interact with the immune system in …

Gold nanomaterials have emerged as versatile systems which hold a great promise for
several biomedical applications. Among them, gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), ultra-small …