Engineering mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery: where are we after two decades?

M Vallet-Regí, F Schüth, D Lozano, M Colilla… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The present review details a chronological description of the events that took place during
the development of mesoporous materials, their different synthetic routes and their use as …

The role of ligands in the chemical synthesis and applications of inorganic nanoparticles

A Heuer-Jungemann, N Feliu, I Bakaimi… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The design of nanoparticles is critical for their efficient use in many applications ranging from
biomedicine to sensing and energy. While shape and size are responsible for the properties …

Toxicity of metal-based nanoparticles: Challenges in the nano era

N Zhang, G ** applications
N Hildebrandt, CM Spillmann, WR Algar, T Pons… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

Gold nanomaterials at work in biomedicine

X Yang, M Yang, B Pang, M Vara, Y **a - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Gold is a precious metal with a characteristic bright and beautiful hue known as the golden
yellow color.(1) As of 2012, a total of 174,100 tons of Au has been mined in human history …

Nanoparticle probes for the detection of cancer biomarkers, cells, and tissues by fluorescence

AB Chinen, CM Guan, JR Ferrer, SN Barnaby… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart
disease in incidence. Despite significant worldwide investment in research, cancer remains …