PEREZ-PRIETO J.

Lanthanides (or rare-earth elements) usually appear as an appendage of the periodic table, but in recent years they are being used in an evergrowing variety of applications in modern nanotechnology and nanomedicine. In particular, lanthanide-doped solids show unconventional anti-Stokes emissions, due to their ability to convert near infrared...

Nanomaterials engineered in novel multi-modular systems in which every component works in a synergistic way with others could potentially lead to a completely new type of tools for nanomedicine. The development of nanostructures able to release drugs directly within the target after a stimulus can drastically improve the therapeutics efficiency...

Doxorubicin is a widely used but toxic cancer chemotherapeutic agent. In order to localize its therapeutic action and minimize side effects, it was covalently conjugated to peptide-encapsulated gold nanospheres by click-chemistry and then photo-released in a controlled fashion by a multiphoton process. Selective treatment of a chosen region in...