Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Additive manufacturing or 3D printing of materials is a prominent process technology which
involves the fabrication of materials layer-by-layer or point-by-point in a subsequent manner …

The limitations of traditional cancer treatments are driving the creation and development of
new nanomedicines. At present, with the rapid increase of research on nanomedicine in the …

Curing cancer has been one of the greatest conundrums in the modern medical field. To
reduce side-effects associated with the traditional cancer therapy such as radiotherapy and …

More than four decades have passed since the first example of a light-activated (caged)
compound was described. In the intervening years, a large number of light-responsive …

Current cancer nanomedicines can only mitigate adverse effects but fail to enhance
therapeutic efficacies of anticancer drugs. Rational design of next‐generation cancer …

Light is a particularly appealing tool for on‐demand drug delivery due to its noninvasive
nature, ease of application, and exquisite temporal and spatial control. Great progress is …

Engineering of smart photoactivated nanomaterials for targeted drug delivery systems (DDS)
has recently attracted considerable research interest as light enables precise and accurate …

To meet the increasing demand for food, pesticides must be overused to protect crops from
pests and diseases. However, the chronic use of excessive pesticides poses a risk to human …

Nanotechnology has begun to play a remarkable role in various fields of science and
technology. In biomedical applications, nanoparticles have opened new horizons, especially …