Due to the intrinsic non-invasive nature, cost-effectiveness, high safety, and real-time
capabilities, besides diagnostic imaging, ultrasound as a typical mechanical wave has been …

Polymeric micelles, ie aggregation colloids formed in solution by self-assembling of
amphiphilic polymers, represent an innovative tool to overcome several issues related to …

Radiotherapy (RT) uses ionizing radiation to eradicate localized tumors and, in rare cases,
control tumors outside of the irradiated fields via stimulating an antitumor immune response …

Nanogels, also termed hydrogel nanoparticles, have the properties and functions of both
nanomaterials and hydrogels. Till date, a considerable number of nanogels have been …

Near-infrared (NIR) organic small molecule dyes (OSMDs) are effective photothermal agents
for photothermal therapy (PTT) due to their advantages of low cost and toxicity, good …

The nonradiative conversion of light energy into heat (photothermal therapy, PTT) or sound
energy (photoacoustic imaging, PAI) has been intensively investigated for the treatment and …

Carbon dots (CDs) are widely used in biomedical imaging and cancer therapy due to their
excellent water solubility, low toxicity, satisfying biocompatibility, and good tissue …

Catalysis and medicine are often considered as two independent research fields with their
own respective scientific phenomena. Promoted by recent advances in nanochemistry, large …

What to measure? is a key question in nanoscience, and it is not straightforward to address
as different physicochemical properties define a nanoparticle sample. Most prominent …

The use of nanotechnology in medicine has the potential to have a major impact on human
health for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. One particular aspect of the …