Noble metal nanoparticles due to their unique optical properties arising from their
interactions with an incident light have been intensively employed in a broad range of …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has emerged as a valuable technique for
molecular identification. Due to the characteristics of high sensitivity, excellent signal …

Molecular imprinting technology (MIT) aims to prepare polymers with tailor-made binding
sites for the templates in shape, size and functional groups. However, many disadvantages …

The clinical application of photodynamic therapy is hindered by the high glutathione
concentration, poor cancer‐targeting properties, poor drug loading into delivery systems …

Nanomaterials, such as nanoparticles, nanorods, nanosphere, nanoshells, and nanostars,
are very commonly used in biomedical imaging and cancer therapy. They make excellent …

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 …

Surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a feasible and ultra‐sensitive method for
biomedical imaging and disease diagnosis. SERS is widely applied to in vivo imaging due …

Conspectus Localized surface plasmon resonance is a unique property appearing in certain
metal nanostructures, which can generate hot carriers (electrons and holes) and bring about …

Excessive production of oxidative species alters the normal redox balance and leads to
diseases, such as chronic inflammation and cancer. Oxidative species are short‐lived …

X-ray-based analytics are routinely applied in many fields, including physics, chemistry,
materials science, and engineering. The full potential of such techniques in the life sciences …