“Nanoantibiotics”: a new paradigm for treating infectious diseases using nanomaterials in the antibiotics resistant era

AJ Huh, YJ Kwon - Journal of controlled release, 2011 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that we live in an era of advanced and innovative technologies for
elucidating underlying mechanisms of diseases and molecularly designing new drugs …

The in vitro and in vivo toxicity of gold nanoparticles

YP Jia, BY Ma, XW Wei, ZY Qian - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Gold nanoparticles, owing to their unique physicochemical and optical properties, well-
established synthetic methods and easy modifications, have been widely used in biomedical …

Rational engineering of physicochemical properties of nanomaterials for biomedical applications with nanotoxicological perspectives

PN Navya, HK Daima - Nano Convergence, 2016 - Springer
Innovative engineered nanomaterials are at the leading edge of rapidly emerging fields of
nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine. Meticulous synthesis, unique physicochemical …

Carbon nanomaterials in biosensors: should you use nanotubes or graphene?

W Yang, KR Ratinac, SP Ringer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
From diagnosis of life‐threatening diseases to detection of biological agents in warfare or
terrorist attacks, biosensors are becoming a critical part of modern life. Many recent …

Silica and titanium dioxide nanoparticles cause pregnancy complications in mice

K Yamashita, Y Yoshioka, K Higashisaka… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
The increasing use of nanomaterials has raised concerns about their potential risks to
human health. Recent studies have shown that nanoparticles can cross the placenta barrier …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo toxicity of cationic micelles and liposomes

KB Knudsen, H Northeved, PK Ek, A Permin… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigated toxicity of nanocarriers comprised of cationic polymer and lipid
components often used in gene and drug delivery, formulated as cationic micelles and …

Graphene: a versatile nanoplatform for biomedical applications

Y Zhang, TR Nayak, H Hong, W Cai - Nanoscale, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene, with its excellent physical, chemical, and mechanical properties, holds
tremendous potential for a wide variety of biomedical applications. As research on graphene …

Interactions of nanomaterials and biological systems: Implications to personalized nanomedicine

XQ Zhang, X Xu, N Bertrand, E Pridgen… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2012 - Elsevier
The application of nanotechnology to personalized medicine provides an unprecedented
opportunity to improve the treatment of many diseases. Nanomaterials offer several …

Gold nanoparticles of diameter 1.4 nm trigger necrosis by oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage

Y Pan, A Leifert, D Ruau, S Neuss, J Bornemann… - small, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are generally considered nontoxic, similar to bulk gold, which is
inert and biocompatible. AuNPs of diameter 1.4 nm capped with triphenylphosphine …

Design of biocompatible dendrimers for cancer diagnosis and therapy: current status and future perspectives

Y Cheng, L Zhao, Y Li, T Xu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past decade, nanomedicine with its promise of improved therapy and diagnostics has
revolutionized conventional health care and medical technology. Dendrimers and dendrimer …