The rapid development of drug nanocarriers has benefited from the surface hydrophilic
polymers of particles, which has improved the pharmacokinetics of the drugs. Polyethylene …

Due to the high surface: volume ratio and the extraordinary properties arising from the
nanoscale (optical, electric, magnetic, etc.), nanoparticles (NPs) are excellent candidates for …

Background Carbon nanomaterials are a growing family of materials featuring unique
physicochemical properties, and their widespread application is accompanied by increasing …

Carbon nanomaterials are a class of low-dimensional materials that have aroused a great
deal of interest in the past 30 years since the spectacular debut of fullerene, the first member …

When nanoparticles are intravenously injected into the body, complement proteins deposit
on the surface of nanoparticles in a process called opsonization. These proteins prime the …

The innate immune system provides the first line of defence against foreign microbes and
particulate materials. Engineered nanoparticles can interact with the immune system in …

Nanomedicine involves the use of nanoparticles for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.
During the past two decades, a growing number of nanomedicines have received regulatory …

Dendrimers are discrete nanostructures/nanoparticles with 'onion skin‐like'branched layers.
Beginning with a core, these nanostructures grow in concentric layers to produce stepwise …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been recognized as a promising material in a wide range of
applications from biotechnology to energy-related devices. However, the poor solubility in …

Protein corona formation is critical for the design of ideal and safe nanoparticles (NPs) for
nanomedicine, biosensing, organ targeting, and other applications, but methods to …