Compared with other nanocarriers such as liposomes, mesoporous silica, and cyclodextrin,
ferritin as a typical protein nanocage has received considerable attention in the field of food …

Bioactive or nutraceutical ingredients have been widely used in pursuit of health and well-
being. However, the environmental instability, poor solubility and bioavailability, and …

The essence of bionanotechnology lies in the application of nanotechnology/nanomaterials
to solve the biological problems. Quantum dots and nanoparticles hold potential biomedical …

Ferritin, a major iron storage protein with a hollow interior cavity, has been reported recently
to play many important roles in biomedical and bioengineering applications. Owing to the …

Ferritins are ubiquitous iron storage proteins where Fe (II) sequestration prevents not only its
spontaneous oxidation to Fe (III) but also production of toxic free radicals. Recently …

Ferritin is a ubiquitous iron storage protein responsible for maintaining the iron homeostasis
in living organism and thereby protects the cell from oxidative damage. The ferritin protein …

Conspectus Ferritins are spherical iron storage proteins within cells that are composed of a
combination of 24 subunits of two types, heavy-chain ferritin (HFn) and light-chain ferritin …

Ferritin has been widely recognized as an ideal drug delivery vehicle owing to its unique
cage-like structure. Coupled with intrinsic targeting ability and excellent biosafety, ferritin …

The low solubility, instability, and low bioavailability of food bioactive compounds such as
polyphenols and flavonoids, restrict their applications in the fields of food science and …

Nowadays cancer represents a prominent challenge in clinics. Main achievements in cancer
management would be the development of highly accurate and specific diagnostic tools for …