Daishun Ling

TL;DR: The role of surface ligands in tuning and rationally designing properties of functional nanomaterials and their importance for biomedical and optoelectronic applications is focused on and an assessment of application-targeted surface engineering is concluded.

TL;DR: Magnetoresponsive Therapy Nohyun Lee, Dongwon Yoo, Daishun Ling,†,‡,⊥ Mi Hyeon Cho, Taeghwan H Yeon,*,†,† and Jinwoo Cheon.

TL;DR: The fabrication of tumor pH-sensitive magnetic nanogrenades composed of self-assembled iron oxide nanoparticles and pH-responsive ligands are reported on, demonstrating the superior therapeutic efficacy of PMNs in highly heterogeneous drug-resistant tumors, showing a great potential for clinical applications.

TL;DR: The synthesis of chemically designed biocompatible iron oxide nanoparticles with improved quality and reduced toxicity is discussed for use in diverse biomedical applications.

TL;DR: This Account provides a review on the recent progresses in the controlled synthesis and assembly of uniformly sized iron oxide nanoparticles for medical applications, and focuses on stringent control of particle size during synthesis via the "heat-up" process, surface modification for the high stability and biocompatibility of the nanoparticle for diagnostic purposes, and assembly for theranostic applications.