The impetuous development of nanotechnology over the past two decades has enabled the
production of a plethora of nanomaterials with outstanding optical, magnetic, electrical …

In 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an important report entitled
“Innovation/Stagnation: Challenge and Opportunity on the Critical Path to New Medical …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are phospholipid and protein constructs which are continuously
secreted by cells in the form of smaller (30–200 nm) and larger (micron size) particles. While …

Despite the wide success of antibiotics in modern medicine, the treatment of bacterial
infections still faces critical challenges, especially due to the rapid emergence of antibiotic …

Remarkable advances have been achieved in modern material technology, especially in
device fabrication, and these have facilitated the use of diverse materials in various …

As the field of biomedical engineering has become more precise and sophisticated, the
demand for highly-functionalized biomaterials has risen. In particular, novel …

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

Gold nanoparticles have been used in biomedical applications since their first colloidal
syntheses more than three centuries ago. However, over the past two decades, their …

This critical review will present the role of nanoparticles (NPs) in the directions that are vital
to the new field of nanomedicine, including imaging and drug delivery. We reflect on the …

In recent years, nanoparticles (NPs) have increasingly found practical applications in
technology, research and medicine. The small particle size coupled to their unique chemical …