Recent advances in functional nanomaterials for light–triggered cancer therapy

S Gai, G Yang, P Yang, F He, J Lin, D Jin, B Xing - Nano today, 2018 - Elsevier
Photo–triggered therapeutic modalities for cancer have attracted enormous attention in
recent years due to the easily focused and tuned properties of irradiation light that enable …

Gated materials for on-command release of guest molecules

E Aznar, M Oroval, L Pascual, JR Murguía… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Multidisciplinary research at the forefront of the field of hybrid materials has paved the way to
the development of endless examples of smart devices. One appealing concept in this fertile …

Functionalized mesoporous silica materials for controlled drug delivery

P Yang, S Gai, J Lin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past decade, non-invasive and biocompatible mesoporous silica materials as efficient
drug delivery systems have attracted special attention. Great progress in structure control …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles in medicine—Recent advances

V Mamaeva, C Sahlgren, M Lindén - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
MSNs have attracted increasing interest as drug carriers due to promising in vivo results in
small-animal disease models, especially related to cancer therapy. In most cases small …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as controlled release drug delivery and gene transfection carriers

II Slowing, JL Vivero-Escoto, CW Wu… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2008 - Elsevier
In this review, we highlight the recent research developments of a series of surface-
functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN) materials as efficient drug delivery …

Mesoporous materials for drug delivery

M Vallet‐Regí, F Balas, D Arcos - … Chemie International Edition, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Research on mesoporous materials for biomedical purposes has experienced an
outstanding increase during recent years. Since 2001, when MCM‐41 was first proposed as …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles deliver DNA and chemicals into plants

F Torney, BG Trewyn, VSY Lin, K Wang - Nature nanotechnology, 2007 - nature.com
Surface-functionalized silica nanoparticles can deliver DNA,,,,,,, and drugs,,,,,, into animal
cells and tissues. However, their use in plants is limited by the cell wall present in plant cells …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery and biosensing applications

II Slowing, BG Trewyn, S Giri… - Advanced Functional …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advancements in morphology control and surface functionalization of mesoporous
silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have enhanced the biocompatibility of these materials with high …

Synthesis and functionalization of a mesoporous silica nanoparticle based on the sol–gel process and applications in controlled release

BG Trewyn, II Slowing, S Giri, HT Chen… - Accounts of chemical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are introduced as chemically and thermally stable
nanomaterials with well-defined and controllable morphology and porosity. It is shown that …

Multifunctional nanomedicine with silica: Role of silica in nanoparticles for theranostic, imaging, and drug monitoring

F Chen, G Hableel, ER Zhao, JV Jokerst - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2018 - Elsevier
The idea of multifunctional nanomedicine that enters the human body to diagnose and treat
disease without major surgery is a long-standing dream of nanomaterials scientists …