After more than four billion years of evolution, nature has created a large number of
fascinating living organisms, which show numerous peculiar structures and wonderful …

808 nm‐light‐excited lanthanide (Ln3+)‐doped nanoparticles (LnNPs) hold great promise
for a wide range of applications, including bioimaging diagnosis and anticancer therapy …

The reversible photochromic response of tungsten oxide (WO 3) holds promise for solar-
related applications as it is capable of photo charging during illumination (color-switching) …

Disulfiram (DSF), a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug for the treatment
of chronic alcoholism, is also used as an antitumor drug in combination with Cu2+ ions …

Recently, the increasing level of water pollution worldwide has not only contributed to
environmental issues, but also triggered considerable interest in photocatalysis that act as …

It has been proven and confirmed in numerous repeated tests, that the use of a combination
of several therapeutic methods gives much better treatment results than in the case of …

Photothermal effects (PTEs) have been greatly concerned with the fast development of new
photothermal nanomaterials. Herein we propose a photothermal immunoassay (PTIA) by …

Recently, paper substrates have attracted tremendous interest from both academia and
industry. Not only is paper highly abundant and portable, it is lightweight, disposable, easy …

The discovery and control of the biological roles mediated by nucleic acids have turned
them into a powerful tool for the development of advanced biotechnological materials. Such …

Synergistic antimicrobial effects were observed for copper sulfide (CuS) nanoparticles
together with indocyanine green (ICG) in the elimination of wild type pathogenic bacteria …