Recent advances in the synthesis and characterization of functional materials on the nanometer scale have allowed their exploration for applications in many fields, including biological and biomedical areas. Emerging inorganic nanoparticles, such as carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, mesoporous silica/gold/supermagnetic nanoparticles, have been widely used in biomedical research with great optimism for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Research in our group focuses on the design, and synthesis of novel hybrid inorganic-organic materials for biomedical applications. In this seminar, I will discuss our recent research and also with collaboration with Dr. Bagnato’s Group on the development and application of hybrid silica-based nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy and drug delivery for cancer treatment.
