Silica nanoparticles have been shown to have great potential as drug delivery systems (DDS), however, their fabrication often involves harsh chemicals and energy intensive laborious methods…

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/tb/c4tb00510d#!divAbstract

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014,2, 5028-5042

DOI: 10.1039/C4TB00510D

Received 01 Apr 2014, Accepted 05 May 2014 – First published online 27 Jun 2014