Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Recent advances of plasmonic nanoparticles include fascinating developments in the fields
of energy, catalyst chemistry, optics, biotechnology, and medicine. The plasmonic …

Nanomaterials, such as nanoparticles, nanorods, nanosphere, nanoshells, and nanostars,
are very commonly used in biomedical imaging and cancer therapy. They make excellent …

Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) refer to the integration of two or more chemically discrepant
composites into one structure system. Studies into JNPs have been of significant interest …

Till now, several innovative methods have been developed for the synthesis of graphene
materials including mechanical exfoliation, epitaxial growth by chemical vapor deposition …

This review summarizes recent progress in the design and applications of cadmium-free
quantum dots (Cd-free QDs), with an emphasis on their role in biophotonics and …

Organic/inorganic nanohybrids have attracted widespread interests due to their favorable
properties and promising applications in biomedical areas. Great efforts have been made to …

Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is an emerging imaging modality whereby pulsed laser
illumination generates pressure transients that are detectable using conventional …