Macrophages play an important role in the body's immune defense process. Phenotype
imbalance between M1 and M2 macrophages induced by inflammation‐related disorders …

Atherosclerosis results from the accumulation of the modified lipoproteins within the artery
walls, which triggers complex vascular inflammatory processes. Although the pharmacologic …

Though gold nanoparticles have been considered bio-inert, recent studies have questioned
their safety. To reduce the potential for toxicity, we developed a nanoclustering of gold and …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide.
Atherosclerotic situations such as acute myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke are still major …

Gold nanorods (GNRs) have emerged as promising nanomaterials for biosensing, imaging,
photothermal hyperthermia treatments, and therapeutic delivery for several diseases. We …

Recent years brought about a widespread interest in the potential applications of
nanotechnology for the diagnostics and the therapy of human diseases. With its promise of …

Atherosclerosis is the leading inducement of cardiovascular diseases, which ranks the first
cause of global deaths. It is an arterial disease associated with dyslipidemia and changes in …

New optical imaging techniques that provide contrast to study both the anatomy and
composition of atherosclerotic plaques can be utilized to better understand the formation …

We apply phase-sensitive optical coherence tomography to image multiple nanoparticle
species with two excitation wavelengths matched to their distinct absorption peaks. Using …

Current methods to diagnose and treat cancer often involve expensive, time-consuming
equipment and materials that may lead to unwanted side effects and may not even increase …