Design considerations for nanotherapeutics in oncology

T Stylianopoulos, RK Jain - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Nanotherapeutics have improved the quality of life of cancer patients, primarily by reducing
the adverse effects of chemotherapeutic agents, but improvements in overall survival are …

Recent advances in polymeric nanoparticle-encapsulated drugs against intracellular infections

A Sánchez, SP Mejía, J Orozco - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymeric nanocarriers (PNs) have demonstrated to be a promising alternative to treat
intracellular infections. They have outstanding performance in delivering antimicrobials …

Exploiting CRISPR-Cas nucleases to produce sequence-specific antimicrobials

D Bikard, CW Euler, W Jiang, PM Nussenzweig… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Antibiotics target conserved bacterial cellular pathways or growth functions and therefore
cannot selectively kill specific members of a complex microbial population. Here, we …

Mammalian cells preferentially internalize hydrogel nanodiscs over nanorods and use shape-specific uptake mechanisms

R Agarwal, V Singh, P Jurney, L Shi… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Size, surface charge, and material compositions are known to influence cell uptake of
nanoparticles. However, the effect of particle geometry, ie, the interplay between nanoscale …

Nanocarriers transport across the gastrointestinal barriers: the contribution to oral bioavailability via blood circulation and lymphatic pathway

D Wang, Q Jiang, Z Dong, T Meng, F Hu, J Wang… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Oral administration is the preferred route of drug delivery in clinical practice due to its
noninvasiveness, safety, convenience, and high patient compliance. The gastrointestinal …

Leveraging physiology for precision drug delivery

W Sun, Q Hu, W Ji, G Wright, Z Gu - Physiological reviews, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Physiological characteristics of diseases bring about both challenges and opportunities for
targeted drug delivery. Various drug delivery platforms have been devised ranging from …

Vascular targeting of nanocarriers: perplexing aspects of the seemingly straightforward paradigm

M Howard, BJ Zern, AC Anselmo, VV Shuvaev… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Targeted nanomedicine holds promise to find clinical use in many medical areas.
Endothelial cells that line the luminal surface of blood vessels represent a key target for …

Effect of shape, size, and aspect ratio on nanoparticle penetration and distribution inside solid tissues using 3D spheroid models

R Agarwal, P Jurney, M Raythatha… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient penetration and uniform distribution of nanoparticles (NPs) inside solid tissues and
tumors is paramount to their therapeutic and diagnostic success. While many studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Nano-and microplastic PBK modeling in the context of human exposure and risk assessment

I Wardani, NHM Nor, SL Wright, IM Kooter… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Insufficient data on nano-and microplastics (NMP) hinder robust evaluation of their potential
health risks. Methodological disparities and the absence of established toxicity thresholds …

Graphene-based nano-carrier modifications for gene delivery applications

R Imani, F Mohabatpour, F Mostafavi - Carbon, 2018 - Elsevier
Gene therapy, a therapeutic approach based on nucleotide delivery to the targeted cells,
serves as a hot spot research. Regardless of recent developments in various nucleotide …