Micro-/nano-carboxymethyl cellulose as a promising biopolymer with prospects in the agriculture sector: A review

R Saberi Riseh, M Gholizadeh Vazvani… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increase in the population rate has increased the demand for safe and quality food
products. However, the current agricultural system faces many challenges in producing …

Perspectives and advancements in the design of nanomaterials for targeted cancer theranostics

YY Tan, PK Yap, GLX Lim, M Mehta, Y Chan… - Chemico-biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer continues to be one of the most challenging diseases to be treated and is one of the
leading causes of deaths around the globe. Cancers account for 13% of all deaths each …

Concurrent stiffening and softening in hydrogels under dehydration

S Xu, Z Zhou, Z Liu, P Sharma - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Hydrogels are an extraordinary soft matter system that serve as a laboratory for a rich
plethora of multiphysical phenomena and find applications that range from biocompatible …

Development of hydrogel based on Carboxymethyl cellulose/poly (4-vinylpyridine) for controlled releasing of fertilizers

RR Mohamed, ME Fahim, SMA Soliman - BMC chemistry, 2022 - Springer
A novel Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and poly (4-vinylpyridine)(P4VP) hydrogel system
is synthesized with different ratios, in the presence of cross-linker N, N,-methylene bis …

Facile preparation of biocompatible nanostructured lipid carrier with ultra-small size as a tumor-penetration delivery system

X Zhao, D Tang, T Yang, C Wang - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2018 - Elsevier
Insufficient tumor penetration is one of the major obstacles for satisfactory cancer therapy. As
a result, the ability to push the lower limits of size for nanoparticle platforms that have …

Paclitaxel-loaded core–shell magnetic nanoparticles and cold atmospheric plasma inhibit non-small cell lung cancer growth

H Yu, Y Wang, S Wang, X Li, W Li, D Ding… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticle-based drug delivery allows effective and sustained delivery of therapeutic
agents to solid tumors and has completely changed how cancer is treated. As a new …

A novel nanoformulation of PLGA with high non-ionic surfactant content improves in vitro and in vivo PTX activity against lung cancer

J Jiménez-López, MM El-Hammadi, R Ortiz… - Pharmacological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Paclitaxel (PTX), a chemotherapy agent widely used to treat lung cancer, is characterised by
high toxicity, low bioavailability and the need to use of excipients with serious side effects …

Hollow, pH‐Sensitive Microgels as Nanocontainers for the Encapsulation of Proteins

SK Wypysek, SP Centeno, T Gronemann… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Depending on their architectural and chemical design, microgels can selectively take up and
release small molecules by changing the environmental properties, or capture and protect …

Albumin-bound paclitaxel dimeric prodrug nanoparticles with tumor redox heterogeneity-triggered drug release for synergistic photothermal/chemotherapy

Q Pei, X Hu, X Zheng, R Xia, S Liu, Z Xie, X Jing - Nano Research, 2019 - Springer
Inspired by the clinically approved albumin based PTX formulation (Abraxane) and high-
drug-loading dimeric prodrug tactics, herein we report a theranostic “Abraxane-like” prodrug …

Current advances in nanoformulations of therapeutic agents targeting tumor microenvironment to overcome drug resistance

S Fakhri, SZ Moradi, F Faraji, T Farhadi… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2023 - Springer
The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a pivotal role in cancer development and
progression. In this line, revealing the precise mechanisms of the TME and associated …