Tumoricidal photodynamic (PDT) and photothermal (PTT) therapies harness light to
eliminate cancer cells with spatiotemporal precision by either generating reactive oxygen …

Subcellular organelles are the cornerstones of cells, and destroying them will cause cell
dysfunction and even death. Therefore, realizing precise organelle targeting of …

Intracellular delivery is a key step in biological research and has enabled decades of
biomedical discoveries. It is also becoming increasingly important in industrial and medical …

Pyroptosis as a lytic and inflammatory form of cell death is a powerful tool to fight against
cancer. However, pyroptosis is usually activated by chemotherapeutic drugs, which limits its …

In the last two decades, plasmon resonance in gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) has been the
subject of intense research efforts. Plasmon physics is intriguing and its precise modelling …

Gold nanoparticles are especially suited to thermal destruction of cancer due to their ease of
surface functionalization and photothermal heating ability. This chapter reviews the progress …

Recent advances in technology are expected to increase our current understanding of
neuroscience. Nanotechnology and nanomaterials can alter and control neural functionality …

Gold is a precious metal with a characteristic bright and beautiful hue known as the golden
yellow color.(1) As of 2012, a total of 174,100 tons of Au has been mined in human history …

Cancer has been one of the major threats to the lives of human beings for centuries.(1)
Current cancer therapies mainly include surgery, chemotherapies, and radiotherapies …

Recent advances in nanomedicine make it auspicious for cancer diagnosis and treatment. A
possible non-invasive photothermal therapy (PTT) for cancer treatment could be constructed …