Over the past decade, we have seen rapid advances in applying nanotechnology in
biomedical areas including bioimaging, biodetection, and drug delivery. As an emerging …

Aliphatic polycarbonates have gained increased attention as biomaterials largely owing to
their biocompatibility and tunable degradation. Moreover, the ability to introduce functional …

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a subpopulation of cancer cells with functions similar to those
of normal stem cells. Although few in number, they are capable of self-renewal, unlimited …

During the past few decades, polymeric micelles have raised special attention as novel
nano-sized drug delivery systems for optimizing the treatment and diagnosis of numerous …

Polymeric nanoparticles (NP s) are one of the most studied organic strategies for
nanomedicine. Intense interest lies in the potential of polymeric NP s to revolutionize …

One of the current challenges in the monitoring of drug nanocarriers lies in the difficulties in
discriminating the carrier-bound signals from the bulk signals of probes. Environment …

Polymeric nanostructured materials (PNMs), which are polymeric materials in nanoscale or
polymer composites containing nanomaterials, have become increasingly useful for …

Currently cancer treatment is in large part non-specific with respect to treatment. Medication
is often harsh on patients, whereby they suffer several undesired side effects as a result …

With the development of nanotechnology, the application of nanomaterials in the field of
drug delivery has attracted much attention in the past decades. Mesoporous silica …

Aliphatic polycarbonates have drawn attention as biodegradable polymers that can be
applied to a broad range of resorbable medical devices. In particular, poly (trimethylene …