recent investigations have been shown that inorganic nanomaterials including gold nanoparticles, nonporous and mesoporous silica nanoparticles, magneticnanoparticles, and quantum dots have shown great potential in bioimaging, targeted drug delivery, and cancer therapies. biocompatibility, ease of synthesis, and ease of surface functionalization are among the significant properties of nonporous ...

Nanomedicine, the use of nanotechnology for biomedical applications, has potential to change the landscape of the diagnosis and therapy of many diseases. In the past several decades, the advancement in nanotechnology and material science has resulted in a large number of organic and inorganic nanomedicine platforms. Silica nanoparticles (NPs), which exhibit many unique properties, offer a promi...

Evaluating toxicological responses of engineered nanomaterials such as silica nanoparticles is critical in assessing health risks and exposure limits. Biological assays can be used to evaluate cytotoxicity of individual materials, but specific nano-bio interactions-which govern its physiological response-cannot currently be predicted from materials characterization and physicochemical propertie...

background: multifunctional core-shell magnetic nanocomposite particles with tunable characteristics have been paid much attention for biomedical applications in recent years. a rational design and suitable preparation method must be employed to be able to exploit attractive properties of magnetic nanocomposite particles.objectives: herein, we report on a simple approach for the synthesis of ma...

Background: Multifunctional core-shell magnetic nanocomposite particles with tunable characteristics have been paid much attention for biomedical applications in recent years. A rational design and suitable preparation method must be employed to be able to exploit attractive properties of magnetic nanocomposite particles. Objectives: Herein, we report on a simple approach for the synthesis of m...

Synthetic mesoporous alumina and silica minerals with uniform pore geometries, and their nonporous analogues, were used to test the role of mineral mesopores (2-50 nm diameter) in protecting organic matter from enzymatic degradation in soils and sediments. Dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA), a model humic compound, was irreversibly sorbed to both mineral types. The surface area-normalized adsorpti...