Copper and copper-based nanoparticles in medicine—perspectives and challenges

MJ Woźniak-Budych, K Staszak, M Staszak - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology has ushered in a new era of medical innovation, offering unique solutions
to longstanding healthcare challenges. Among nanomaterials, copper and copper oxide …

Bioinspired hydrogels as platforms for life-science applications: Challenges and opportunities

M Bercea - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels, as interconnected networks (polymer mesh; physically, chemically, or dynamic
crosslinked networks) incorporating a high amount of water, present structural …

Smart polymeric nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy

Z Yu, X Shen, H Yu, H Tu, C Chittasupho, Y Zhao - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer develops with unexpected mutations and causes death in many patients. Among the
different cancer treatment strategies, immunotherapy is promising with the benefits of high …

Long‐Lived Second Near‐Infrared Luminescent Probes: An Emerging Role in Time‐Resolved Luminescence Bioimaging and Biosensing

R Feng, G Li, CN Ko, Z Zhang, JB Wan… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Luminescence bioimaging and biosensing in the second near‐infrared (NIR‐II) spectral
window (1,000–1,700 nm wavelengths) is a newly emerging technique that is extensively …

Exocytosis of Nanoparticles: A Comprehensive Review

J Liu, YY Liu, CS Li, A Cao, H Wang - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Both biomedical applications and safety assessments of manufactured nanomaterials
require a thorough understanding of the interaction between nanomaterials and cells …

Advances in Atherosclerosis Theranostics Harnessing Iron Oxide‐Based Nanoparticles

S Wang, H He, Y Mao, Y Zhang, N Gu - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Atherosclerosis, a multifaceted chronic inflammatory disease, has a profound impact on
cardiovascular health. However, the critical limitations of atherosclerosis management …

Nanotechnology-enabled immunogenic cell death for improved cancer immunotherapy

W Li, Y Jiang, J Lu - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2023 - Elsevier
Tumor immunotherapy has revolutionized the field of oncology treatments in recent years.
As one of the promising strategies of cancer immunotherapy, tumor immunogenic cell death …

Enhancement of vancomycin potential against pathogenic bacterial strains via gold nano-formulations: a nano-antibiotic approach

TA Hagbani, H Yadav, A Moin, ASA Lila, K Mehmood… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The remarkable rise of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria poses a significant
threat to human health. Nanoparticles (NPs) have recently emerged as novel strategies for …

RNA nanostructures for targeted drug delivery and imaging

L Teodori, M Omer, J Kjems - RNA biology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The RNA molecule plays a pivotal role in many biological processes by relaying genetic
information, regulating gene expression, and serving as molecular machines and catalyzers …

Size-Related Pathway Flux Analysis of Ultrasmall Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Macrophage Cell RAW264. 7 for Safety Evaluation

J Guo, S Xu, U Majeed, J Ye, H Zhang, W Xue… - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
The endocytosis, intracellular transport, and exocytosis of different-sized nanoparticles were
reported to greatly affect their efficacy and biosafety. The quantitation of endocytosis and …