Crossing the blood-brain barrier: advances in nanoparticle technology for drug delivery in neuro-oncology

AM Hersh, S Alomari, BM Tyler - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) constitutes a microvascular network responsible for excluding
most drugs from the brain. Treatment of brain tumors is limited by the impermeability of the …

Chitosan-based colloidal polyelectrolyte complexes for drug delivery: a review

D Wu, L Zhu, Y Li, X Zhang, S Xu, G Yang… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) as safe drug delivery carriers, are spontaneously formed
by mixing the oppositely charged polyelectrolyte solutions in water without using organic …

Multifunctional polymeric nanoplatforms for brain diseases diagnosis, therapy and theranostics

S Shakeri, M Ashrafizadeh, A Zarrabi, R Roghanian… - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) acts as a barrier to prevent the central nervous system (CNS)
from damage by substances that originate from the blood circulation. The BBB limits drug …

Antimicrobial and wound healing properties of FeO fabricated chitosan/PVA nanocomposite sponge

A Sathiyaseelan, K Saravanakumar, AVA Mariadoss… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetic and anemia-associated diabetic wounds increase the considerable morbidity and
mortality in people, as reported by clinical studies. However, no anemia-associated diabetic …

Smart chitosan–folate hybrid magnetic nanoparticles for targeted delivery of doxorubicin to osteosarcoma cells

N Amiryaghoubi, ED Abdolahinia, A Nakhlband… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Chitosan (CS)-based pH-sensitive nanocomposites were fabricated for the targeted
delivery of doxorubicin (DOX) to osteosarcoma cells. To prepare the nanocomposite, CS …

Hybrid nanoplatforms comprising organic nanocompartments encapsulating inorganic nanoparticles for enhanced drug delivery and bioimaging applications

F Yanar, D Carugo, X Zhang - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Organic and inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted significant attention due to their
unique physico-chemical properties, which have paved the way for their application in …

Targeted theranostic nanoparticles for brain tumor treatment

M Mendes, JJ Sousa, A Pais, C Vitorino - Pharmaceutics, 2018 - mdpi.com
The poor prognosis and rapid recurrence of glioblastoma (GB) are associated to its fast-
growing process and invasive nature, which make difficult the complete removal of the …

Polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery in glioblastoma: State of the art and future perspectives

F Madani, SS Esnaashari, TJ Webster… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive, fatal and malignant primary brain tumor. Despite the
current standard treatment for glioblastoma patients including neurosurgical resection …

Polysaccharide-based theranostic systems for combined imaging and cancer therapy: Recent advances and challenges

A Gupta, A Sood, E Fuhrer, K Djanashvili… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Designing novel systems for efficient cancer treatment and improving the quality of life for
patients is a prime requirement in the healthcare sector. In this regard, theranostics have …

Combined chemo-magnetic field-photothermal breast cancer therapy based on porous magnetite nanospheres

M Sharifi, A Hasan, NMQ Nanakali, A Salihi… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The efficacy of different modalities of treating breast cancer is inhibited by several limitations
such as off-targeted drug distribution, rapid drug clearance, and drug resistance. To …