Development of polymeric nanoparticles for blood–brain barrier transfer—strategies and challenges

W Zhang, A Mehta, Z Tong, L Esser… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and brain cancers are difficult to
treat with current drugs as their delivery efficacy to the brain is severely hampered by the …

[HTML][HTML] Organs-on-chips technologies–A guide from disease models to opportunities for drug development

AG Monteduro, S Rizzato, G Caragnano… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Current in-vitro 2D cultures and animal models present severe limitations in recapitulating
human physiopathology with striking discrepancies in estimating drug efficacy and side …

3D self-organized microvascular model of the human blood-brain barrier with endothelial cells, pericytes and astrocytes

M Campisi, Y Shin, T Osaki, C Hajal, V Chiono… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) regulates molecular trafficking, protects against pathogens,
and prevents efficient drug delivery to the brain. Models to date failed to reproduce the …

Advances in microfluidic blood–brain barrier (BBB) models

A Oddo, B Peng, Z Tong, Y Wei, WY Tong… - Trends in …, 2019 - cell.com
Therapeutic options for neurological disorders currently remain limited. The intrinsic
complexity of the brain architecture prevents potential therapeutics from reaching their …

Recent progress in translational engineered in vitro models of the central nervous system

P Nikolakopoulou, R Rauti, D Voulgaris, I Shlomy… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The complexity of the human brain poses a substantial challenge for the development of
models of the CNS. Current animal models lack many essential human characteristics (in …

The triad of nanotechnology, cell signalling, and scaffold implantation for the successful repair of damaged organs: An overview on soft-tissue engineering

P Abdollahiyan, F Oroojalian… - Journal of controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a milestone in therapeutic fields, tissue engineering has offered an alternative strategy to
address unmet clinical needs for the repair and replacement of human damaged organs …

Biosensors integrated 3D organoid/organ-on-a-chip system: A real-time biomechanical, biophysical, and biochemical monitoring and characterization

S Liu, S Kumari, H He, P Mishra, BN Singh… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a full-fidelity simulation of human cells, tissues, organs, and even systems at the
microscopic scale, Organ-on-a-Chip (OOC) has significant ethical advantages and …

Brain drug delivery and neurodegenerative diseases: Polymeric PLGA-based nanoparticles as a forefront platform

M Pinto, V Silva, S Barreiro, R Silva, F Remião… - Ageing Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
The discovery of effective drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) is a
deadlock. Due to their complex etiology and high heterogeneity, progresses in the …

Blood–brain barrier (BBB)-on-a-chip: a promising breakthrough in brain disease research

B Peng, S Hao, Z Tong, H Bai, S Pan, KL Lim, L Li… - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) represents a key challenge in developing brain-penetrating
therapeutic molecules. BBB dysfunction is also associated with the onset and progression of …

Stem cells for next level toxicity testing in the 21st century

E Fritsche, T Haarmann‐Stemmann, J Kapr, S Galanjuk… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The call for a paradigm change in toxicology from the United States National Research
Council in 2007 initiates awareness for the invention and use of human‐relevant alternative …