Versatile types of organic/inorganic nanohybrids: from strategic design to biomedical applications

N Zhao, L Yan, X Zhao, X Chen, A Li, D Zheng… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Organic/inorganic nanohybrids have attracted widespread interests due to their favorable
properties and promising applications in biomedical areas. Great efforts have been made to …

Surface modification and endothelialization of biomaterials as potential scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering applications

X Ren, Y Feng, J Guo, H Wang, Q Li, J Yang… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Surface modification and endothelialization of vascular biomaterials are common
approaches that are used to both resist the nonspecific adhesion of proteins and improve …

Controlled synthesis and surface engineering of Janus chitosan‐gold nanoparticles for photoacoustic imaging‐guided synergistic gene/photothermal therapy

X Dai, X Zhao, Y Liu, B Chen, X Ding, N Zhao, FJ Xu - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The unsymmetrical morphology and unique properties of Janus nanoparticles (JNPs)
provide superior performances for biomedical applications. In this work, a general and facile …

Mesoporous silica materials: From physico-chemical properties to enhanced dissolution of poorly water-soluble drugs

A Maleki, H Kettiger, A Schoubben… - Journal of Controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
New approaches in pharmaceutical chemistry have resulted in more complex drug
molecules in the quest to achieve higher affinity to their targets. However, these 'highly …

Utilising inorganic nanocarriers for gene delivery

XJ Loh, TC Lee, Q Dou, GR Deen - Biomaterials science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The delivery of genetic materials into cells to elicit cellular responses has been extensively
studied by biomaterials scientists globally. Many materials such as lipids, peptides, viruses …

Synthesis, functionalization, and design of magnetic nanoparticles for theranostic applications

J Mosayebi, M Kiyasatfar… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In order to translate nanotechnology into medical practice, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs)
have been presented as a class of non‐invasive nanomaterials for numerous biomedical …

The nanofication and functionalization of bacterial cellulose and its applications

SM Choi, EJ Shin - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since economic and environmental issues have become critical in the last several years, the
amount of sustainable bio-based production has increased. In this article, microbial …

Rattle-Structured Rough Nanocapsules with in-Situ-Formed Gold Nanorod Cores for Complementary Gene/Chemo/Photothermal Therapy

X Chen, Q Zhang, J Li, M Yang, N Zhao, FJ Xu - ACS nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
The morphology of nanoparticles influences their cellular uptake process, while rough
surface-enhanced affinity renders rough nanoparticles desirable in related biomedical …

Shape-controlled magnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles for magnetically-mediated suicide gene therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma

Z Wang, Z Chang, M Lu, D Shao, J Yue, D Yang… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as a promising tool for suicide gene therapy.
However, the separate delivery of the suicide gene and prodrug in current systems limits …

Responsive polymer brush design and emerging applications for nanotheranostics

D Li, L Xu, J Wang, JE Gautrot - Advanced Healthcare …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Responsive polymer brushes are a category of polymer brushes that are capable of
conformational and chemical changes in response to external stimuli. They offer unique …