Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Nanomaterial (NM) delivery to solid tumors has been the focus of intense research for over a
decade. Classically, scientists have tried to improve NM delivery by employing passive or …

Nanomedicine has emerged as a promising mean to improve theranostic efficacy and
reduce side effects. Currently, only very small percentage of injected dose reaches the solid …

Organic/inorganic nanohybrids have attracted widespread interests due to their favorable
properties and promising applications in biomedical areas. Great efforts have been made to …

Hydrogels are cross-linked hydrophilic macromolecules that contain a certain amount of
water. Due to their biocompatible, highly tunable and hydrophilic nature, hydrogels have …

Gold nanoparticles are especially suited to thermal destruction of cancer due to their ease of
surface functionalization and photothermal heating ability. This chapter reviews the progress …

Surface modification of nanomaterials is essential for their biomedical applications owing to
their passive immune clearance and damage to reticuloendothelial systems. Recently, a cell …

In chemodynamic therapy (CDT), novel chemodynamic reactions are urgently needed to
promote the generating efficiency of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and meanwhile the real …

Cell primitive-based functional materials that combine the advantages of natural substances
and nanotechnology have emerged as attractive therapeutic agents for cancer therapy. Cell …

Natural cells have been explored as drug carriers for a long period. They have received
growing interest as a promising drug delivery system (DDS) until recently along with the …