Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

Measuring certain quantities at the nanoscale is often limited to strict conditions such as low
temperature or vacuum. However, the recently developed nanodiamond (ND) quantum …

Optical imaging represents one of the most essential tools in biological studies. Although
with great advances, bio-optical imaging still suffers from problems such as resolution …

The long-dreamed-of capability of monitoring the molecular machinery in living systems has
not been realized yet, mainly due to the technical limitations of current sensing technologies …

This Review offers a comprehensive review of the colloidal synthesis, mechanistic
understanding, physicochemical properties, and applications of one-dimensional (1D) metal …

Gold nanorods have been receiving extensive attention owing to their extremely attractive
applications in biomedical technologies, plasmon-enhanced spectroscopies, and optical …

Gold nanoparticles have been used in biomedical applications since their first colloidal
syntheses more than three centuries ago. However, over the past two decades, their …

This tutorial review surveys the optical properties of plasmonic nanoparticles studied by
various single particle spectroscopy techniques. The surface plasmon resonance of metallic …

The quality analysis of water, pharmaceutical and environmental compounds is a basic
subject for human health. The presence of low-quality drugs, biological toxins and chemical …

Materials at the nanoscale exhibit specific physicochemical interactions with their
environment. Therefore, evaluating their toxic potential is a primary requirement for …