Medical imaging, which empowers the detection of physiological and pathological
processes within living subjects, has a vital role in both preclinical and clinical diagnostics …

In recent years, the morbidity and mortality of gastrointestinal cancer have remained high in
China. Due to the deep location of the gastrointestinal organs, such as gastric cancer, the …

Computed tomography (CT) is one of the most commonly used clinical imaging modalities.
There have recently been many reports of novel contrast agents for CT imaging. In …

Abstract Background Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with unique physicochemical properties
have received a great deal of interest in the field of biological, chemical and biomedical …

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a novel class of porous materials made from metal
ions and organic ligands, and have been widely explored as multifunctional nanoplatforms …

X‐ray imaging is the most widely used diagnostic imaging method in modern medicine and
several advanced forms of this technology have recently emerged. Iodinated molecules and …

Biofilms are structured communities of microbial cells embedded in a self-produced matrix of
extracellular polymeric substances. Biofilms are associated with many health issues in …

With the wide utilization of antibiotics, antibiotic‐resistant bacteria have been often
developed more frequently to cause potential global catastrophic consequences. Emerging …

As one kind of noble metal nanostructures, the plasmonic gold nanostructures possess
unique optical properties as well as good biocompatibility, satisfactory stability, and …

Significant work has been done to develop nanoparticle contrast agents for computed
tomography (CT), with a focus on identifying safer and more effective formulations. Contrast …