Currently, 47 million people live with dementia globally, and it is estimated to increase more
than threefold (~ 131 million) by 2050. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the major …

1. INTRODUCTION Detection of chemical and biological agents plays a fundamental role in
biomedical, forensic and environmental sciences 1− 4 as well as in anti bioterrorism …

There is growing need for a safe, efficient, specific and non-pathogenic means for delivery of
gene therapy materials. Nanomaterials for nucleic acid delivery offer an unprecedented …

Nanoparticles (NPs) possess unique physical and chemical properties that make them
appropriate for various applications. The structural alteration of metallic NPs leads to …

Recent developments have greatly improved the sensitivity of optical sensors based on
metal nanoparticle arrays and single nanoparticles. We introduce the localized surface …

The amyloid-β oligomer (AβO) hypothesis was introduced in 1998. It proposed that the brain
damage leading to Alzheimer's disease (AD) was instigated by soluble, ligand-like AβOs …

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) with controlled geometrical, optical, and surface chemical
properties are the subject of intensive studies and applications in biology and medicine. To …

In the last 10 years the field of molecular diagnostics has witnessed an explosion of interest
in the use of nanomaterials in assays for gases, metal ions, and DNA and protein markers …

This critical review provides an overall survey of the basic concepts and up-to-date literature
results concerning the very promising use of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for medicinal …

The early detection of cancer can significantly reduce cancer mortality and saves lives. Thus,
a great deal of effort has been devoted to the exploration of new technologies to detect early …