Inflammation plays an important role in the response to danger signals arising from damage
to our body and in restoring homeostasis. Dysregulated inflammatory responses occur in …

In recent years, much progress has been motivated in stimuli-responsive nanocarriers,
which could response to the intrinsic physicochemical and pathological factors in diseased …

Medical imaging, which empowers the detection of physiological and pathological
processes within living subjects, has a vital role in both preclinical and clinical diagnostics …

In vivo imaging, which enables us to peer deeply within living subjects, is producing
tremendous opportunities both for clinical diagnostics and as a research tool. Contrast …

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

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a highly valuable non-invasive imaging tool owing to
its exquisite soft tissue contrast, high spatial resolution, lack of ionizing radiation, and wide …

Iron oxide nanoparticle (IONP) with unique magnetic property and high biocompatibility
have been widely used as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent (CA) for long …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) represents a central nervous system disaster, resulting in the
destruction of spinal cord structure and function and the formation of an adverse …

Recently superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have been extensively used
in cancer therapy and diagnosis (theranostics) via magnetic targeting, magnetic resonance …

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are major extracellular enzymes involved in cancer
initiation, progression, and metastasis. MMPs are widely used as cancer biomarkers and …