Shining light on chiral inorganic nanomaterials for biological issues
Yining Shao, Guilin Yang, Jia-Yin Lin, Xiaofeng Fan, Yue Guo, Wentao Zhu, Ying Cai, Huiyu Huang, Die Hu, Wei Pang, Yanjun Liu, Yiwen Li, Jiaji Cheng, Xiaoqian Xu
Abstract
bio-to nano or structural chirality. Herein, in this review our objective is to emphasize current research state and clinical applications of chiral nanomaterials in biological systems with special attentions to chiral metal- or semiconductor-based nanostructures in terms of the basic synthesis, related circular dichroism effects at optical frequencies, mechanisms of induced optical chirality and their performances in biomedical applications such as phototherapy, bio-imaging, neurodegenerative diseases, gene editing, cellular activity and sensing of biomarkers so as to provide insights into this fascinating field for peer researchers.