Organic/inorganic nanohybrids have attracted widespread interests due to their favorable
properties and promising applications in biomedical areas. Great efforts have been made to …

Precise nanomedicine has been extensively explored for efficient cancer imaging and
targeted cancer therapy, as evidenced by a few breakthroughs in their preclinical and …

Lanthanides refer to the 15 elements located at the sixth period and IIIB group in the periodic
table, ranging from lanthanum to lutetium, with the electronic configuration of [Xe] 4f n–1 5d …

Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) show attractive anti-Stokes characteristics converting
lower-energy photons into higher-energy emissions. The excellent biocompatibility and …

Serum protein as naturally essential biomacromolecules has recently emerged as a
versatile carrier for diagnostic and therapeutic drug delivery for cancer nanomedicine with …

For example, several theranostic nanoparticles integrating MR imaging with fluorescence or
CT exhibit considerable advantages of imaging features for tumor detection, treatment …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools in the
clinic. To improve imaging quality, MRI contrast agents, which can modulate local T1 and T2 …

Smart magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agents, by which MR contrast can be selectively
enhanced under acidic tumor microenvironment, are anticipated to significantly improve the …

In the cutting-edge field of cancer therapy, noninvasive photothermal therapy (PTT) has
received great attention because it is considered to overcome the drawbacks of …

By using a solvothermal method in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG), BaGdF 5
nanoparticles are firmly attached on the surface of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets to form …