Metal nanoparticles are being extensively used in biomedical fields due to their small size-to-
volume ratio and extensive thermal stability. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are an obvious …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been widely explored and are well-known for their
medical applications. Chemical and physical synthesis methods are a way to make AuNPs …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are of increasing interest for their unique properties and their
biocompatability, minimal toxicity, multivalency and size tunability make them exciting drug …

Chemotherapy is currently one of the most effective ways to treat cancer. However,
traditional chemotherapy faces several obstacles to clinical trials, such as poor …

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

Gold and silver nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in the biomedical research both in the
therapeutic and the sensing/diagnostics fronts. Both metals share some common optical …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is considered as an emerging therapeutic modality against
cancer with high spatiotemporal selectivity because the utilized photosensitizers (PSs) are …

The development of supramolecular chemistry dates back to 1987 when Lehn, Cram, and
Pedersen won the Nobel Prize on account of their leading discoveries in the host–guest …

The accumulated knowledge of nanoparticle (NP) synthesis for the last 30 years has
enabled the development of functional NPs for biomedical applications. Especially, NPs with …

Cancer has overtaken heart disease and become the leading cause of death worldwide.[1,
2] In 2008, approximately 7.6 million people died of cancer, and the cancer rates may further …