Nanoparticles in pregnancy: the next frontier in reproductive therapeutics

N Pritchard, T Kaitu'u-Lino, L Harris… - Human reproduction …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Nanotechnology involves the engineering of structures on a molecular
level. Nanomedicine and nano-delivery systems have been designed to deliver therapeutic …

Design of nanomaterials for applications in maternal/fetal medicine

S N'Dea, KM Nelson, JP Gleghorn… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Pregnancy complications are commonplace and the challenges of treatment during
pregnancy with few options available pose a risk to the health of both the mother and baby …

Diseases and conditions that impact maternal and fetal health and the potential for nanomedicine therapies

KM Nelson, MK Hoffman, JP Gleghorn… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Maternal mortality rates in the United States have steadily increased since 1987 to the
current rate of over 16 deaths per 100,000 live births. Whereas most of these deaths are …

Nanotechnology in reproductive medicine: emerging applications of nanomaterials

N Barkalina, C Charalambous, C Jones… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
In the last decade, nanotechnology has been extensively introduced for biomedical
applications, including bio-detection, drug delivery and diagnostic imaging, particularly in …

Potential toxicity of engineered nanoparticles in mammalian germ cells and developing embryos: treatment strategies and anticipated applications of nanoparticles in …

J Das, YJ Choi, H Song, JH Kim - Human reproduction update, 2016 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) offer technological advantages for a
variety of industrial and consumer products as well as show promise for biomedical …

The potential of nanotechnology in medically assisted reproduction

MH Remião, NV Segatto, A Pohlmann… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Reproductive medicine is a field of science which searches for new alternatives not only to
help couples achieve pregnancy and preserve fertility, but also to diagnose and treat …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticles and female reproductive system: how do nanoparticles affect oogenesis and embryonic development

CC Hou, JQ Zhu - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Along with the increasing application of nanoparticles (NPs) in many walks of life,
environmental exposure to NPs has raised considerable health concerns. When NPs enter a …

Potential adverse effects of nanoparticles on the reproductive system

R Wang, B Song, J Wu, Y Zhang, A Chen… - International journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
With the vigorous development of nanometer-sized materials, nanoproducts are becoming
widely used in all aspects of life. In medicine, nanoparticles (NPs) can be used as …

Therapeutic and safety considerations of nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery in pregnancy

JA Keelan, JW Leong, D Ho, KS Iyer - Nanomedicine, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Advances in nanotechnology have resulted in the design of effective, safe and tissue-
selective nanocarriers for delivering therapeutics to treat malignancies, infections and other …

Enhanced drug delivery to the reproductive tract using nanomedicine reveals therapeutic options for prevention of preterm birth

HC Zierden, JI Ortiz, K DeLong, J Yu, G Li… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Inflammation contributes to nearly 4 million global premature births annually. Here, we used
a mouse model of intrauterine inflammation to test clinically used formulations, as well as …