Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Interaction of light pulses of various durations and intensities with nanoscale photonic
structures plays an important role in many applications of nanophotonics for high‐density …

Colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted significant attention due to their unique
physicochemical properties suitable for diagnosing and treating different human diseases …

Background A major bottleneck in drug delivery is the breakdown and degradation of the
delivery system through the endosomal/lysosomal network of the host cell, hampering the …

Gold-based nanomaterials have attracted extensive interest for potential application in
photothermal therapy (PTT) owing to their distinctive properties including high photothermal …

The recently reported third and fourth biological transparency windows located respectively
at 1.6–1.9 μm and 2.1–2.3 μm promise deeper light penetration in many tissue types, yet …

The present manuscript reports the use of hybrid magneto-plasmonic nanoparticles
(HMPNPs) based on iron oxide nanoparticles and Au nanorods as colloidal nanoheaters …

Efficient plasmonic photothermal therapies (PPTTs) using non-harmful pulse laser
irradiation at the near-infrared (NIR) are a highly sought goal in nanomedicine. These …

Nanocarriers for cancer therapy have been extensively studied, but there is still some
research that must be addressed in order to achieve their safe application. In this field …

By combining photophysical measurements with transmission electron microscopy, we
proved that the thickness of the silica shell around gold nanorods determines the position of …