Cutaneous injuries, especially chronic wounds, burns, and skin wound infection, require
painstakingly long-term treatment with an immense financial burden to healthcare systems …

In the past two decades, porous silicon (PSi) has attracted increasing attention for its
potential biomedical applications. With its controllable geometry, tunable nanoporous …

This review provides a perspective on porous silicon (pSi)–based nanomaterials including
nanoparticles, nanowires, and thin films, that are currently being used in advanced therapy …

Porous silicon nanoparticles (PSiNPs) have attracted increasing interest as biomedical
probes for drug delivery and imaging. In particular, a set of unique properties including …

Wound monitoring and curing is of great importance in biomedical research. This work
created a smart bandage that can simultaneously monitor and inhibit wound infection. The …

An approach to differentially modify the internal surface of porous silicon nanoparticles
(pSiNPs) with hydrophobic dodecene and the external surface with antifouling poly-N-(2 …

A label-free porous silicon (pSi) based, optical biosensor, using both an antibody and
aptamer bioreceptor motif has been developed for the detection of insulin. Two parallel …

Although nerve growth factor (NGF) is beneficial for the treatment of numerous neurological
and non-neurological diseases, its therapeutic administration represents a significant …

Nanomaterials have unique properties and characteristics derived from their shape and
small size that are not present in bulk materials. If size and shape are decisive, the synthesis …

Flightless I (Flii) is elevated in human chronic wounds and is a negative regulator of wound
repair. Decreasing its activity improves healing responses. Flii neutralizing antibodies …