Nanoparticles have been extensively used as carriers for the delivery of chemicals and
biomolecular drugs, such as anticancer drugs and therapeutic proteins. Natural …

Proteins that self-assemble into polyhedral shell-like structures are useful molecular
containers both in nature and in the laboratory. Here we review efforts to repurpose diverse …

Conspectus Ferritins are spherical iron storage proteins within cells that are composed of a
combination of 24 subunits of two types, heavy-chain ferritin (HFn) and light-chain ferritin …

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional
contrast agents (CAs) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They have been extensively …

In 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an important report entitled
“Innovation/Stagnation: Challenge and Opportunity on the Critical Path to New Medical …

In recent years, considerable efforts have been spent in the development of magnetic
nanoparticles (MNPs), the understanding of their behavior, and the improvement of their …

Luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals or quantum dots (QDs) provide exquisite electro-
optical properties that are ideal for biological sensing applications. Unlike traditional …

Templating is one of the most important techniques for the controlled synthesis of
nanostructured materials. This powerful tool uses a pre-existing guide with desired …

An ideal nanocarrier for efficient drug delivery must be able to target specific cells and carry
high doses of therapeutic drugs and should also exhibit optimized physicochemical …

In this paper, we reported a ZnO quantum dots-based pH-responsive drug delivery platform
for intracellular controlled release of drugs. Acid-decomposable, luminescent aminated ZnO …