Cancer theranostic applications of albumin-coated tobacco mosaic virus nanoparticles

AS Pitek, H Hu, S Shukla… - ACS applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology holds great promise in cancer drug delivery, and of particular interest are
theranostic approaches in which drug delivery and imaging are integrated. In this work, we …

In vitro uptake evaluation in Caco-2 cells and in vivo results in diabetic rats of insulin-loaded PLGA nanoparticles

N Reix, A Parat, E Seyfritz, R Van Der Werf… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PLGA nanoparticles (NPs) are largely developed for biological applications but little is
known about their uptake. Therefore, we focused our study on the modalities of insulin …

Facile production of nanoaggregates with tuneable morphologies from thermoresponsive P (DEGMA-co-HPMA)

NP Truong, MR Whittaker, A Anastasaki… - Polymer …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoresponsive polymers are used to produce nanoparticles or nanoaggregates for a
wide range of applications such as nanomedicine. However, low-toxicity, thermoresponsive …

How cells engulf: a review of theoretical approaches to phagocytosis

DM Richards, RG Endres - Reports on progress in physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Phagocytosis is a fascinating process whereby a cell surrounds and engulfs particles such
as bacteria and dead cells. This is crucial both for single-cell organisms (as a way of …

Bacteria-propelled microtubular motors for efficient penetration and targeting delivery of thrombolytic agents

S Xie, C Mo, W Cao, S Xie, S Li, Z Zhang, X Li - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective thrombolysis is critical to rapidly rebuild blood flow for thrombosis patients. Drug
delivery systems have been developed to address inadequate pharmacokinetics of …

Shape matters: the diffusion rates of TMV rods and CPMV icosahedrons in a spheroid model of extracellular matrix are distinct

KL Lee, LC Hubbard, S Hern, I Yildiz, M Gratzl… - Biomaterials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanomaterial-based carrier systems hold great promise to deliver therapies with increased
efficacy and reduced side effects. While the state-of-the-art carrier system is a sphere, recent …

Recent updates in nanoscale delivery systems of platinum (IV) antitumor prodrugs

Z Zhou, P Shi, C Wang, Y Sun, C Gao - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Platinum-based anticancer drugs still play a crucial role in the treatment of various solid
tumors such as ovarian, lung, colorectal, bladder, and breast cancer. However, their ability to …

Development of transdermal vitamin D3 (VD3) delivery system using combinations of PLGA nanoparticles and microneedles

HG Kim, DL Gater, YC Kim - Drug delivery and translational research, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Although vitamin D3 (VD3), which is the main form of vitamin D, can be produced in
human skin under the sunlight, vitamin D deficiency emerged as a major public health …

Bioinspired drug delivery systems

C Alvarez-Lorenzo, A Concheiro - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights▶ Advanced drug delivery systems (DDS) may strongly benefit from
biomimetics.▶ Natural materials are excellent models for the design and preparation of …

Entering the era of nanoscience: time to be so small

V Uskokovic - J Biomed Nanotechnol, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
The field of nanoscience has produced more hype than probably any other branch of
materials science and engineering in its history. Still, the potentials of this new field largely …