Over the last years, respiratory diseases represent a clinical concern, being included among
the leading causes of death in the world due to the lack of effective lung therapies, mainly …

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

Nanosized mesoporous silica particles with high colloidal stability attract growing attention
as drug delivery systems for targeted cancer treatment and as bioimaging devices. This …

The biomedical applications of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) as efficient drug
delivery carriers have attracted great attention in the last decade. The structure, morphology …

Background The difficulty of directly measuring cellular dose is a significant obstacle to
application of target tissue dosimetry for nanoparticle and microparticle toxicity assessment …

The structural properties of mesoporous silica nanoparticles are reviewed. Different
strategies for the introduction of functional groups are considered. Based on the architectural …

In his 1665 treatise, Micrographia, Robert Hooke described the many observations he had
made using a microscope, including compartment-like structures in cork samples that he …

Presently, many consumer products contain nano-sized materials (NMs) to improve material
properties, product quality and ease of use. NMs in food additives and in cosmetic articles …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are arising as a promising delivery system for a
more effective and safer therapy of many diseases, such as cancer, osteoporosis and …

The last decade has witnessed enormous advances in the development and application of
nanotechnology in cancer detection, diagnosis, and therapy culminating in the development …