There are a wide variety of silica nanoformulations being investigated for biomedical
applications. Silica nanoparticles can be produced using a wide variety of synthetic …

The size, shape and controlled dispersity of nanoparticles play a vital role in determining the
physical, chemical, optical and electronic properties attributing its applications in …

Nanoscience and nanotechnology are recent revolutionary developments of science and
engineering that are evolving at a very fast pace. They are driven by the desire to fabricate …

Organic/inorganic composite materials have been extensively studied for a long time. When
inorganic phases in organic/inorganic composites become nanosized, they are called …

A sequential method has been used, for the first time, to prepare monodisperse and uniform-
size silica nanoparticles using ultrasonication by sol–gel process. The silica particles were …

Novel nanoscale fluorescent materials are integral to the progress of emergent fields such
as nanobiotechnology and facilitate new research in a variety of contexts. Sol–gel derived …

Recent advance on the silica/polymer composite materials combining the unique properties
of the inorganic fillers and the organic polymers have widely been achieved in academic …

This paper reports a systematic investigation of the growth and attachment of small gold
nanoparticles to the functionalized surfaces of larger silica nanoparticles. Dilution of the gold …

The development of molecularly targeted probes that exhibit high biostability,
biocompatibility, and efficient clearance profiles is key to optimizing biodistribution and …

The particle size dependence of the reversible shear thickening transition in dense colloidal
suspensions is explored. Five suspensions of monodisperse silica are synthesized via the …