Smart nanoparticles for medical applications have gathered considerable attention due to
an improved biocompatibility and multifunctional properties useful in several applications …

Abstract Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8), composed of Zn ions and imidazolate
ligands, is a class of metal-organic frameworks, which possesses a similar structure as …

One of the major challenges in our contemporary society is to facilitate healthy life for all
human beings. In this context, cancer has become one of the most deadly diseases around …

In the biomedical area, the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology has the potential to bring
numerous unique applications, including better tactics for cancer detection, diagnosis, and …

Nanotherapies are gaining increased interest for the treatment diverse diseases, particularly
cancer, since they target the affected area directly, presenting higher efficacy and reduced …

Carbon nanomaterials have received great attention from the scientific community over the
past few decades because of their unique physical and chemical properties. In this …

Inorganic nanoparticles have been widely investigated as therapeutic agents for cancer
treatments in biomedical fields due to their unique physical/chemical properties, versatile …

Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MNPs) have been developed and applied for a broad
range of biomedical applications, such as diagnostic imaging, magnetic fluid hyperthermia …

Over the past few decades, the synthetic development of ultra-small nanoparticles has
become an important strategy in nano-medicine, where smaller-sized nanoparticles are …

Biolistic intracellular delivery of functional macromolecules makes use of dense
microparticles which are ballistically fired onto cells with a pressurized gun. While it has …