Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

Bionanotechnology has now become firmly established in its own right as one of the
principle and focused subdisciplines within nanotechnology.(1-10) Bionanotechnology can …

Quinine is a promising natural product building block for polymer-based nucleic acid
delivery vehicles as its structure enables DNA binding through both intercalation and …

Polymeric vehicles that efficiently package and controllably release nucleic acids enable the
development of safer and more efficacious strategies in genetic and polynucleotide …

Nuclear targeted delivery has great potential in improving the efficiency of non-viral carrier
mediated genome editing. However, direct and efficient delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 plasmid …

A new type of multifunctional quantum dot (QD)–polypeptide hybrid nanogel with targeted
imaging and drug delivery properties has been developed by metal-affinity driven self …

This paper reports dual enhanced electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of CdS quantum dot
(QD)-decorated aminated Au@ SiO2 core/shell (Au@ SiO2-NH2/CdS) superstructures. A …

The control of the DNA condensation process is essential for compaction of DNA in
chromatin, as well as for biological applications such as nonviral gene therapy. This review …

Protection of genes against enzymatic degradation and overcoming of cellular barriers are
critical for efficient gene delivery. The effectiveness of gene delivery by nonviral vectors …

Quantum dots (QDs) coated with an albumin‐derived copolymer shell exhibit significant
photoresponsiveness to DNA loading and have great potential for investigating gene …