Developments of optical detection and spectroscopy methods for single nano-objects are
key advances for applications and fundamental understanding of the novel properties …

Theoretical and time-domain experimental investigations of the vibrational acoustic
response of nano-objects are described focusing on metallic ones. Acoustic vibrations are …

Metal nanoparticles are excellent light absorbers. The absorption processes create highly
excited electron–hole pairs, and recently there has been interest in harnessing these hot …

The dependence of the spectral width of the longitudinal localized surface plasmon
resonance (LSPR) of individual gold nanorods protected by a silica shell is investigated as a …

Silver nanostructures with narrow plasmon linewidths and good chemical stability are
strongly desired for plasmonic applications. Herein, a facile method is discussed for the …

With the recent advances of experimental techniques, the nonlinear ultrafast optical
response of metal nano-objects can now be investigated both on ensembles and on single …

Multidimensional particle properties determine the product properties in numerous
advanced applications. Accurate and statistically meaningful measurements of complex …

DNA has well-defined ability to recognize a wide variety of targets, such as small biological
molecules, proteins, inorganic ions and small organic molecules. As molecular recognition …

Many studies have demonstrated that the extracellular domain of human epidermal growth
factor receptor 2 (HER2 ECD) level in serum can act as a breast cancer biomarker and serve …

In recent years, the concept of combined therapy using gold hybrid nanomaterials has been
broadly adopted to pioneer new anticancer treatments. However, their synergistic anticancer …