Anisotropic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have attracted the interest of scientists for over a
century, but research in this field has considerably accelerated since 2000 with the synthesis …

Colloidal inorganic nanocrystals stand out as an important class of advanced nanomaterials
owing to the flexibility with which their physical–chemical properties can be controlled …

In order to translate nanotechnology into medical practice, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs)
have been presented as a class of non‐invasive nanomaterials for numerous biomedical …

Widespread multidrug resistance caused by the abuse of antibiotics calls for novel strategies
and materials. Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) are scarcely explored for combating multidrug …

Application of inorganic nanoparticles in diagnosis and therapy has become a critical
component in the targeted treatment of diseases. The surface modification of inorganic …

Magic bullets: A drug‐loaded structure comprising a PEGylated (PEG= polyethylene glycol)
gold nanoshell on silica nanorattle spheres (GSNs; see picture) combines remote‐controlled …

DNA hybridization can finely regulate the intrinsic glucose oxidase like catalytic activity of
AuNPs owing to the marked difference in adsorption of single‐and double‐stranded DNA on …

All systems GO! An intracellular protease sensor is based on the covalent conjugate of
graphene oxide and peptide substrates with fluorophore labels. The conjugate can be …

A novel discrete [Ag21 {S2P (OiPr) 2} 12](PF6) nanocluster has been synthesized and
characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction and also NMR spectroscopy (1H, 31P), ESI …

The Au− S bond is the classic way to functionalize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). However,
cleavage of the bond by biothiols and other chemicals is a long‐standing problem hindering …