Macrophages play an important role in host defense reactions, for example, by phagocytosis
of particulate materials. This process also results in the rapid removal of targeting devices …

Nanoparticles are nanomaterials with three external nanoscale dimensions and an average
size ranging from 1 to 1000 nm. Nanoparticles have gained notoriety in technological …

New advances in biomaterial-based approaches to modulate the immune system are being
applied to treat cancer, infectious diseases, and autoimmunity. Particulate systems are …

Advances in immunotherapy have led to the development of a variety of promising
therapeutics, including small molecules, proteins and peptides, monoclonal antibodies, and …

Macrophages are abundant immune cells, which serve as a primary cell population capable
of interacting with foreign substances, including engineered nanomaterials (NMs). In …

Nanomedicine seeks to manufacture drugs and other biologically relevant molecules that
are packaged into nanoscale systems for improved delivery. This includes known drugs …

The effects of surface modifications on liposomes using a library of arginine derivatives for
improved drug delivery were examined. Both unmodified and modified liposomes were …

The immune system can be a cure or cause of disease, fulfilling a protective role in attacking
cancer or pathogenic microbes but also causing tissue destruction in autoimmune disorders …

Reprogramming the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment by modulating
macrophages holds great promise in tumor immunotherapy. As a class of professional …

The enhanced and targeted drug delivery with low systemic toxicity and subsequent release
of drugs is a major concern among researchers and pharmaceutics. In spite of greater …