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