Plasmonic particles as gold nanorods have emerged as powerful contrast agents for critical
applications as the photoacoustic imaging and photothermal ablation of cancer. However …

The genesis of cell-penetrating peptide research (CPP; also known as prote/peptide
transduction domains, PTD, or Trojan peptides) was born from the publication of two parallel …

The ability of noble metal‐based nanoparticles (NPs)(Au, Ag) to drastically enhance Raman
scattering from molecules placed near metal surface, termed as surface‐enhanced Raman …

The toxicity mechanism of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) were
examined multidimensionally to reduce the toxicity risks. A higher dosage and more suitable …

The endocytosis, intracellular transport, and exocytosis of different-sized nanoparticles were
reported to greatly affect their efficacy and biosafety. The quantitation of endocytosis and …

Therapeutic and diagnostic methods based on photomechanical effects are attracting much
current attention in contexts as oncology, cardiology and vascular surgery, for such …

Background The delivery of plasmonic particles, such as gold nanorods, to the tumor
microenvironment has attracted much interest in biomedical optics for topical applications as …

The stabilization of the optical properties of anisotropic plasmonic particles upon thermal
annealing and laser irradiation is an important issue in many biomedical applications. Here …

We introduce here the engineering of nanobiosensors designed from gold nanorods coated
with an ultrathin layer of silica (AuNR@ SiO 2) and biofunctionalized with antibodies for the …

The use of gold nanorods (GNRs) as a contrast agent in bioimaging and cell tracking has
numerous advantages, primarily due to the unique optical properties of gold nanorods which …