Emerging insights on drug delivery by fatty acid mediated synthesis of lipophilic prodrugs as novel nanomedicines

N Fattahi, MA Shahbazi, A Maleki, M Hamidi… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Many drug molecules that are currently in the market suffer from short half-life, poor
absorption, low specificity, rapid degradation, and resistance development. The design and …

Hybrid in situ-forming injectable hydrogels for local cancer therapy

M Mohammadi, M Karimi, B Malaekeh-Nikouei… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Injectable in situ forming hydrogels are amongst the efficient local drug delivery systems for
cancer therapy. Providing a 3D hydrogel network within the target tissue capable of …

Hydrogels as emerging materials for translational biomedicine

K Xue, X Wang, PW Yong, DJ Young… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels have been extensively investigated as biomaterials because of their excellent
biocompatibility, and recent developments such as 3D printing and the incorporation of …

Injectable hydrogel loaded with paclitaxel and epirubicin to prevent postoperative recurrence and metastasis of breast cancer

QQ Leng, Y Li, P Zhou, K Xiong, Y Lu, YX Cui… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Post-operative recurrence and metastasis is a major challenge for breast cancer treatment.
Local chemotherapy is a promising strategy that can overcome this problem. In this study …

Sustained release of lipophilic gemcitabine from an injectable polymeric hydrogel for synergistically enhancing tumor chemoradiotherapy

X Yang, X Chen, Y Wang, G Xu, L Yu, J Ding - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Gemcitabine (Gem), an analogue of deoxycytidine, has potent antitumor activities against
various solid tumors and is an excellent radiosensitizer as well. However, Gem has a very …

Does local drug delivery still hold therapeutic promise for brain cancer? A systematic review

C Bastiancich, E Bozzato, I Henley… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor in
adults. Despite the gold standard treatment combining surgical resection, radiation and …

Long-acting therapeutic delivery systems for the treatment of gliomas

S Padmakumar, MM Amiji - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the emergence of cutting-edge therapeutic strategies and tremendous progress in
research, a complete cure of glioma remains elusive. The heterogenous nature of tumor …

Sustained micellar delivery via inducible transitions in nanostructure morphology

NB Karabin, S Allen, HK Kwon, S Bobbala… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Nanocarrier administration has primarily been restricted to intermittent bolus injections with
limited available options for sustained delivery in vivo. Here, we demonstrate that cylinder-to …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticle-based drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier for treating malignant brain glioma

V Kurawattimath, B Wilson, KM Geetha - OpenNano, 2023 - Elsevier
In spite of substantial progress made in the standard treatment and ancillary therapies that
include concurrent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery, malignant brain tumors …

[HTML][HTML] Photothermal scaffolds/surfaces for regulation of cell behaviors

Y Qu, K Lu, Y Zheng, C Huang, G Wang, Y Zhang… - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Regulation of cell behaviors and even cell fates is of great significance in diverse biomedical
applications such as cancer treatment, cell-based therapy, and tissue engineering. During …