A continuum-based elastic micromechanics model is developed for silica nanoparticle/polyimide composites with various nanoparticle/polyimide interfacial treatments. The model incorporates the molecular structures of the nanoparticle, polyimide, and interfacial regions, which are determined using a molecular modeling method that involves coarse-grained and reversemapping techniques. The micromec...

Abstract The development of nanoparticle agents for MRI-guided radiotherapy is growing at an increasing pace, with clinical trials now underway and many pre-clinical evaluation studies ongoing. Gadolinium iron-oxide-based nanoparticles remain the most clinically advanced to date, although several promising candidates are currently under varying stages development. Goals current future generatio...

1031 ISSN 1743-5889 10.2217/NNM.13.95 © 2013 Future Medicine Ltd Nanomedicine (2013) 8(7), 1031–1033 “What is needed in the field is a set of nanoparticle physicochemical characterization and biological evaluation criteria that allow not only the author, but also the reader, to fully understand the mechanism of activity, interpret experimental data and bring standardization that is required for...