Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (12): 20220683.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20220683

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Chiral Nanomaterials: Bioimaging, Biosensing and Therapeutics

LU Meiru, ZHANG Hongyu, SHI Baimei, SUN Maozhong, XU Liguang, XU Chuanlai, KUANG Hua()   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology,Jiangnan University,Wuxi 214122,China
  • Received:2022-10-22 Online:2022-12-10 Published:2022-11-27
  • Contact: KUANG Hua E-mail:kuangh@jiangnan.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51902136)

Abstract:

Chiral inorganic nanostructures not only display great flexibility in morphology and structure regulation and simplicity in surface functionalization, but also exhibit unique optical properties, showing great excellence in the application of biological field. This review comprehensively discusses the research progress of chiral nanotechnology in the biomedical field in recent years, focusing on the chiral metal- or semiconductor-based nanostructures in terms of the synthesis strategy, circular dichroism effect, mechanisms of optical chirality and their performances in biomedical applications such as bioimaging, biosensing, tumours and neurodegenerative diseases therapies. These researches of chiral nanomaterials enrich biochemical nanotechnology means, promote the progress of diagnosis and therapeutic techniques for major diseases such as cancer, give a boost to the chirality in life sciences, and encourage researchers to continue to explore and challenge this emerging field.

Key words: Chirality, Nanostructure, Bioimaging, Biosensing, Therapy

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