Optical imaging in disease diagnosis and treatment benefits from high spatiotemporal
resolution and the availability of numerous optical agents. However, many optical imaging …

Ultrasmall coinage metal nanoclusters (NCs,< 3 nm) have emerged as a novel class of
theranostic probes due to their atomically precise size and engineered physicochemical …

Recent advances in technology are expected to increase our current understanding of
neuroscience. Nanotechnology and nanomaterials can alter and control neural functionality …

With suppressed photon scattering and diminished autofluorescence, in vivo fluorescence
imaging in the 1,500-to 1,700-nm range of the near-IR (NIR) spectrum (NIR-IIb window) can …

Due to their lower systemic toxicity, faster kidney clearance and higher tumor accumulation,
ultrasmall gold nanoparticles (less than 10 nm in diameter) have been proved to be …

Brain tumors, especially glioblastoma, remain the most aggressive form of all the cancers
because of inefficient diagnosis and profiling. Nanostructures, such as metallic …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are becoming increasingly popular as drug carriers due to their
unique properties such as size tenability, multivalency, low toxicity and biocompatibility …

In recent years, the morbidity and mortality of gastrointestinal cancer have remained high in
China. Due to the deep location of the gastrointestinal organs, such as gastric cancer, the …

Glutathione-mediated biotransformation in the liver is a well-known detoxification process to
eliminate small xenobiotics, but its impacts on nanoparticle retention, targeting and …

As a bridge between individual atoms and large plasmonic nanoparticles, ultrasmall (core
size< 3 nm) noble metal nanoparticles (UNMNPs) have been serving as model for us to …