Porous silicon nanoparticles (PSiNPs) have attracted increasing interest as biomedical
probes for drug delivery and imaging. In particular, a set of unique properties including …

Porous silicon has been utilized within a wide spectrum of industries, as well as being used
in basic research for engineering and biomedical fields. Recently, surface modification …

A variety of silicon-based nanostructures with dimensions in the 1–5 nm range now emit
tunable photoluminescence (PL) spanning the visible range. Achievement of high …

A composite material of plasmonic nanoparticles embedded in a scaffold of nano-porous
silicon offers unmatched capabilities for use as a SERS substrate. The marriage of these …

Thiol–ene polymer/Si nanocrystal bulk hybrids were synthesized from alkyl-passivated Si
nanocrystal (Si NC) toluene solutions. Radicals in the polymer provided a copassivation of …

Optical silicon (Si)-based materials are highly attractive due to their widespread applications
ranging from electronics to biomedicine. It is worth noting that while extensive efforts have …

Abstract We have fabricated Ag-SiO 2 core–shell nanostructure set in the hexagonally
ordered Ag nanohole array by nanosphere lithography with reactive ion etching, and …

A nanoparticle system for systemic delivery of therapeutics is described, which incorporates
a means of tracking the fate of the nanocarrier and its residual drug payload in vivo by …

Most of the highly efficient luminescent silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs) reported to date consist
of organically capped silicon cores. Here, we report a method of obtaining Si/SiO2 core/shell …

Abstract Development of porous silicon-based drug delivery systems for theranostics
requires a precise control of their biodegradation. Thus, we propose a model for the …