Spherical and Anisotropic Nonmagnetic Core-Shell Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Characterization

摘要: The sections in this article are Introduction: Core-Shell Nanomaterials and Their Biological/Medical Applications Nonmagnetic Nanomaterials Synthesis of Cores Nanostructures Metal Cores Metal Oxide Cores Polymeric Cores Semiconductor Cores Deposition Shells over the Core Nanomaterials Types Nanomaterial Metal–Insulator Nanomaterials Metal-Dense Metal Nanomaterials Metal-Functionalized Nanoparticles Metal–Porous Core-Shell Metal–Polymer Nanoparticles Hollow Metal–Metal by Controlled Core-Dissolution Metal Core–Dendrimer Nanoparticles Metal Core–Semiconducting Shell Nanoparticles Insulator–Metal Nanomaterials Metal Oxide–Metal Nanostructures Polymer–Metal Nanostructures Insulator–Insulator Nanoparticles Polymer–Metal Nanomaterials Polymer–Polymer Nanomaterials Biomolecule (Protein) Core–Polymer Oxide–Dye-Doped Silica Dye-Doped Silica–Metal Oxide–Polymer Nanoparticles Other Inorganic Materials Cores: Shells Semiconductor–Insulator Nanomaterials Semiconductor–Semiconductor Nanomaterials Semiconductor–Semiconductor–Dendrimer Core-Shell-Shell Nanoparticles Insulator–Semiconductor Nanomaterials Metal–Metal Core-Shell Insulator–Metal Nanoparticles Carbon-Containing Oxide–Carbon Nanoparticles Other Carbon-Containing Nanomaterials Synthetic Methods to Create Nanomaterials, their Characterizations Applications Applications Biology Medicine Bioimaging Immunoassay Drug or Biomolecular Delivery Vehicles Core-Shell for Catalysis Conclusions Future Prospects Acknowledgments Keywords: core-shell nanoparticles; nonmagnetic nanoparticles; bioimaging; nanomedicine; drug delivery; catalysis; metal oxide nanomaterials