Genetically engineered bacteriophages as novel nanomaterials: applications beyond antimicrobial agents

SM Kim, HR Heo, CS Kim, HH Shin - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are viruses that replicate in bacteria and archaea.
Phages were initially discovered as antimicrobial agents, and they have been used as …

pH-responsive oxygen self-sufficient smart nanoplatform for enhanced tumor chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy

X Liu, X Wang, D Zang, Y Chang, W Su, G Li… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Premature drug release in chemotherapy and hypoxic conditions in photodynamic therapy
(PDT) are perplexing problems in tumor treatment. Thus, it is of great significance to develop …

Chemical conjugation innovations for protein nanoparticles

MG Legendre, VH Pistilli, GS Demirer - Trends in Chemistry, 2024 - cell.com
Protein nanoparticles (PNPs) present versatile platforms for cargo delivery due to their
modularity, biocompatibility, and self-assembled structures. PNPs have benefited greatly …