Many properties of nanoparticles are governed by their shape, size, polydispersity and
surface chemistry. To apply nanoparticles in chemical sensing, medical diagnostics …

Semiconducting nanoparticles, more commonly known as quantum dots, possess unique
size and shape dependent optoelectronic properties. In recent years, these unique …

Core–shell nanoparticles are at the leading edge of the hot research topics and offer a wide
range of applications in optics, biomedicine, environmental science, materials, catalysis …

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

Conspectus Biophotonics as an interdisciplinary frontier plays an increasingly important role
in modern biomedical science. Optical agents are generally involved in biophotonics to …

Nanoparticles are generally defined as any particulate material for which at least one
dimension lies in the range of 1− 100 nm. 1− 3 They can exist in various shapes, such as …

Seed‐mediated growth is a powerful and versatile approach for the synthesis of colloidal
metal nanocrystals. The vast allure of this approach mainly stems from the staggering …

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 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 …

This Perspective provides a contemporary understanding of the shape evolution of colloidal
metal nanocrystals under thermodynamically and kinetically controlled conditions. It has …