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 …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as an emerging clinically approved modality, has been used
for treatment of various cancer diseases. Conventional PDT strategies are mainly focused …

The nonradiative conversion of light to heat by plasmonic nanostructures, the so‐called
plasmonic photothermal effect, has attracted enormous attention due to their widespread …

The interest in using the polymer-coated gold nanoparticles (P-AuNPs) for various
biomedical applications, including the delivery of chemotherapeutic in cancer has been …

Multi-stimuli-responsive theranostic nanoplatform integrating functions of both imaging and
multimodal therapeutics holds great promise for improving diagnosis and therapeutic …

Nanoparticles have promising biomedical applications for drug delivery, tumor imaging and
tumor treatment. Pharmacokinetics are important for the in vivo application of nanoparticles …

Nanomaterials-mediated photothermal therapy (PTT) often suffers from the fundamental
cellular defense mechanism of heat shock response which leads to therapeutic resistance of …

Being a versatile class of functional dyes, phthalocyanines exhibit a range of intriguing
properties enabling them to find practical applications in various disciplines. In the field of …

Phototherapies involve the irradiation of target tissues with light. To further enhance
selectivity and potency, numerous molecularly targeted photosensitizers and photoactive …

Rapid and precise in situ detection of gene expressions within a single cell is highly
informative and offers valuable insights into its state. Detecting mRNA within single cells in …