Objectives This review highlights both the physicochemical characteristics of the
nanocarriers (NCs) and the physiological features of tumour microenvironment (TME) to …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) inherits the rich chemical fingerprint
information on Raman spectroscopy and gains sensitivity by plasmon-enhanced excitation …

Coating the nanoparticle surface with cancer cell recognizing ligands is expected to facilitate
specific delivery of nanoparticles to diseased cells in vivo. While this targeting strategy is …

Selenium nanoparticles have at present picked up a vital prospect in the field of medicine,
due to their inquisitive properties when compared to other selenium compounds. They are …

Precise nanomedicine has been extensively explored for efficient cancer imaging and
targeted cancer therapy, as evidenced by a few breakthroughs in their preclinical and …

A unique type of pH/H2 O2 dual-responsive intelligent nanoscale delivery system based on
albumin-coated MnO2 is presented, which is capable of modulating the tumor …

Gold is a precious metal with a characteristic bright and beautiful hue known as the golden
yellow color.(1) As of 2012, a total of 174,100 tons of Au has been mined in human history …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have emerged as novel radiosensitizers owing to their high X-
ray absorption, synthetic versatility, and unique chemical, electronic and optical properties …

Recently, diverse functional materials that take subcellular structures as therapeutic targets
are playing increasingly important roles in cancer therapy. Here, particular emphasis is …

For decades infections have been treated easily with drugs. However, in the 21st century,
they may become lethal again owing to the development of antimicrobial resistance …