Abstract Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), a typical layered 2D transition metal dichalcogenide,
has received colossal interest in the past few years due to its unique structural …

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart
disease in incidence. Despite significant worldwide investment in research, cancer remains …

Naturally occurring polymers, particularly of the polysaccharide type, have been used
pharmaceutically for the delivery of a wide variety of therapeutic agents. Chitosan, the …

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 …

Chitosan is a biodegradable and biocompatible natural polymer that has been extensively
explored in recent decades. The Food and Drug Administration has approved chitosan for …

Nanosystems have shown encouraging outcomes and substantial progress in the areas of
drug delivery and biomedical applications. However, the controlled and targeted delivery of …

Speed, resolution and sensitivity of today's fluorescence bioimaging can be drastically
improved by fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) that are many‐fold brighter than organic dyes …

Polymeric nanoparticles (NP s) are one of the most studied organic strategies for
nanomedicine. Intense interest lies in the potential of polymeric NP s to revolutionize …

The enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) of nanoparticles in tumors has long stood
as one of the fundamental principles of cancer drug delivery, holding the promise of safe …

During the last decades, a plethora of nanoparticles have been developed and evaluated
and a real hype has been created around their potential application as diagnostic and …