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

The design of surface ligands is crucial for ligand‐protected gold nanoclusters (Au NCs).
Besides providing good protection for Au NCs, the surface ligands also play the following …

Heterogeneous cells are the main feature of tumors with unique genetic and phenotypic
characteristics, which can stimulate differentially the progression, metastasis, and drug …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are becoming increasingly popular as drug carriers due to their
unique properties such as size tenability, multivalency, low toxicity and biocompatibility …

The main challenges in drug delivery systems are to protect, transport and release
biologically active compounds at the right time in a safe and reproducible manner, usually at …

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) featuring the complete atomic utilization of metal, high-efficient
catalytic activity, superior selectivity, and excellent stability have been emerged as a frontier …

Metal nanoclusters, composed of several to a few hundred metal atoms, have received
worldwide attention due to their extraordinary physical and chemical characteristics …

Advantages such as strong signal strength, resistance to photobleaching, tunable
fluorescence emissions, high sensitivity, and biocompatibility are the driving forces for the …

Among various nanoparticles, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have
been increasingly studied for their excellent superparamagnetism, magnetic heating …

This critical review focuses on recent advances in the bio-inspired synthesis of metal
nanomaterials (MNMs) using microorganisms, viruses, plants, proteins and DNA molecules …