Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) are used in numerous
fields. The new nano-based entities are being strongly generated and incorporated into …

When metal nanoparticles are arranged in an ordered array, they may scatter light to
produce diffracted waves. If one of the diffracted waves then propagates in the plane of the …

Graphene is composed of single-atom thick sheets of sp 2 bonded carbon atoms that are
arranged in a perfect two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb lattice. Because of this structure …

The ability to investigate substances at the molecular level has boosted the search for
materials with outstanding properties for use in medicine. The application of these novel …

Viruses are the smallest known microbes, yet they cause the most significant losses in
human health. Most of the time, the best-known cure for viruses is the innate immunological …

Medicine is constantly looking for new and improved treatments for diseases, which need to
have a high efficacy and be cost-effective, creating a large demand on scientific research to …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a longstudied nanoscale phenomenon of
considerable recent interest. 1, 2 These resonances, associated with noble metal …

The realization of an efficient optical sensor based on a photonic crystal metasurface
supporting bound states in the continuum is reported. Liquids with different refractive …

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) with controlled geometrical, optical, and surface chemical
properties are the subject of intensive studies and applications in biology and medicine. To …