Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

DNA, a genetic material, has been employed in different scientific directions for various
biological applications as driven by DNA nanotechnology in the past decades, including …

DNA materials have emerged as potential nanocarriers for targeted cancer therapy to
precisely deliver cargos with specific purposes. The short half‐life and low bioavailability of …

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 …

Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), an important subfamily of metal–organic frameworks
(MOFs), have been a hot topic as the porous structure nature, high specific surface area and …

Controlled assembly of inorganic nanoparticles with different compositions, sizes and
shapes into higher-order structures of collective functionalities is a central pursued objective …

DNA is traditionally known as a central genetic biomolecule in living systems. From an
alternative perspective, DNA is a versatile molecular building-block for the construction of …

The design of nanoparticles is critical for their efficient use in many applications ranging from
biomedicine to sensing and energy. While shape and size are responsible for the properties …

The development of the most reliable and green techniques for nanoparticle synthesis is an
emerging step in the area of green nanotechnology. Many conventional approaches used …

The importance of organic ligands in protecting inorganic nanoparticles and thus imparting
the needed stabilization as colloidal dispersions was realised many years ago. Currently …