Heavy-metal (Cd, Hg, and Pb)-containing semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) have been
explored widely due to their unique optical and electrical properties. However, the toxicity …

Nanocrystals (NCs) are one of the few nanotechnologies to have attained mass market
applications with their use as light sources for displays. This success relies on Cd-and In …

Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor materials that have gained great interest due to their
unique characteristics like optical properties. They are extensively being used in different …

Biosafety is the primary concern in clinical translation of nanomedicine. As an intrinsic
ingredient of human blood without immunogenicity and encouraged by its successful clinical …

Thiolate-protected metal nanoclusters (or thiolated metal NCs) have recently emerged as a
promising class of functional materials because of their well-defined molecular structures …

This review summarizes traditional and recent nonconventional, bioinspired, methods for the
aqueous synthesis of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The basic chemistry …

Fluorescent nanodots have become increasingly prevalent in a wide variety of applications
with special interest in analytical and biomedical fields. The present overview focuses on …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) is attracting increasing interest and becoming more widely used
for skin cancer therapy in the clinic, as a result of its noninvasiveness and low systemic …

The idea of employing natural cell membranes as a coating medium for nanoparticles (NPs)
endows man-made vectors with natural capabilities and benefits. In addition to retaining the …

Ambient particulate matter pollution is one of the leading causes of global disease burden.
Epidemiological studies have revealed the connections between particulate exposure and …