Smart nanomaterials in cancer theranostics: challenges and opportunities

BK Kashyap, VV Singh, MK Solanki, A Kumar… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cancer is ranked as the second leading cause of death globally. Traditional cancer
therapies including chemotherapy are flawed, with off-target and on-target toxicities on the …

Biomedical applications of silver nanoparticles: an up-to-date overview

AC Burdușel, O Gherasim, AM Grumezescu… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
During the past few years, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) became one of the most
investigated and explored nanotechnology-derived nanostructures, given the fact that …

Review on nanomaterials: Synthesis and applications

LA Kolahalam, IVK Viswanath, BS Diwakar… - Materials Today …, 2019 - Elsevier
The recent past in the technological development evidenced that evolution in
Nanotechnology and nanoscience is the key factor. Nanotechnology is multidisciplinary …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles: a promising nanomaterial for biomedical applications

PK Mishra, H Mishra, A Ekielski, S Talegaonkar… - Drug discovery today, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•ZnO nanoparticles are an emerging novel nanomaterial.•It exhibits effects by
inducing ROS generation and causing apoptosis.•It shows synergistic and enhanced …

Yolk–shell structured Au nanostar@ metal–organic framework for synergistic chemo-photothermal therapy in the second near-infrared window

X Deng, S Liang, X Cai, S Huang, Z Cheng, Y Shi… - Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Light-sensitive yolk–shell nanoparticles (YSNs) as remote-controlled and stimuli-responsive
theranostic platforms provide an attractive method for synergistic cancer therapy. Herein, a …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of antimicrobial and anticancer potential of silver nanoparticles

MA Sofi, S Sunitha, MA Sofi, SKK Pasha… - Journal of King Saud …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has immense potential for the development of novel and necessary
products that benefit human health, the environment, and industries. Silver nanoparticles …

Cancer therapy by silver nanoparticles: fiction or reality?

D Kovács, N Igaz, MK Gopisetty, M Kiricsi - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
As an emerging new class, metal nanoparticles and especially silver nanoparticles hold
great potential in the field of cancer biology. Due to cancer-specific targeting, the …

Design of one-for-all near-infrared aggregation-induced emission nanoaggregates for boosting theranostic efficacy

H Xie, Z Bi, J Yin, Z Li, L Hu, C Zhang, J Zhang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fluorescence-guided phototherapy, including photodynamic and photothermal therapy, is
considered an emerging noninvasive strategy for cancer treatments. Organic molecules are …

X-ray-activated nanosystems for theranostic applications

X Chen, J Song, X Chen, H Yang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
X-rays are widely applied in clinical medical facilities for radiotherapy (RT) and biomedical
imaging. However, the sole use of X-rays for cancer treatment leads to insufficient radiation …

Injectable hydrogel-based drug delivery systems for local cancer therapy

M Norouzi, B Nazari, DW Miller - Drug discovery today, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Hydrogel-based drug delivery systems can be more efficacious than the systemic
therapies.•They provide a high concentration and a sustained release of the drugs at tumor …