Nowadays, gold is used in (nano-) medicine, usually in the form of nanoparticles, due to the
solid proofs given of its therapeutic effects on several diseases. Gold also plays an important …

Multivalency plays a large role in many biological and synthetic systems. The past 20 years
of research have seen an explosion in the study of multivalent drug delivery systems based …

Biomaterials can improve the safety and presentation of therapeutic agents for effective
immunotherapy, and a high level of control over surface functionalization is essential for …

Nanocarriers (NC) are very promising tools for cancer immunotherapy. Whereas
conventional vaccines are based on the administration of an antigen and an adjuvant in an …

Although surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy have significantly improved as
treatments for cancer, they can rarely control metastatic disease and cures remain scarce …

In this review, an overview of the current state-of-the-art of gold-based nanomaterials (Au
NPs) in medical applications is given. The unique properties of Au NPs, such as their …

Background Nanoparticle (NP)–based vaccines are attractive immunotherapy tools because
of their capability to codeliver antigen and adjuvant to antigen-presenting cells. Their cellular …

The liver is a critical organ in controlling immune tolerance. In particular, it is now clear that
targeting antigens for presentation by antigen presenting cells in the liver can induce …

A majority of current therapies for autoimmune diseases are general immunosuppressants,
which can compromise patient response to opportunistic infection and lead to adverse …

Conspectus Investigation of complex molecular systems depends on our ability to correlate
physical measurements with molecular structure. Interpretation of studies that rely on …