Among the many challenges in medicine, the treatment and cure of cancer remains an
outstanding goal given the complexity and diversity of the disease. Nanotheranostics, the …

The reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated mechanism is the major cause underlying the
efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT). The PDT procedure is based on the cascade of …

Cancer is one of the most widespread challenges and important diseases, which has the
highest mortality rate. Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer, so that about 25% of …

Abstract Development of drug‐delivery systems that selectively target neoplastic cells has
been a major goal of nanomedicine. One major strategy for achieving this milestone is to …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is of interest for biomedical analysis and
imaging because of its sensitivity, specificity and multiplexing capabilities. The successful …

Radiotherapy is currently used in around 50% of cancer treatments and relies on the
deposition of energy directly into tumour tissue. Although it is generally effective, some of the …

AuNPs-mediated photothermal therapy (PTT) is gaining popularity in both laboratory
research and medical applications. It has proven clear advantages in breast cancer therapy …

Diatoms are unicellular microalga found in soil and almost every aquatic environment
(marine and fresh water). Biogenic silica and diatoms are attractive for biotechnological and …

Metabolic glycoengineering with unnatural sugars provides a powerful tool to label cell
membranes with chemical tags for subsequent targeted conjugation of molecular cargos via …

Cancer is a dreadful disease with a high mortality rate, and it has become more and more
prevalent worldwide. Early diagnosis, prognosis and treatment monitoring with robust and …