Review on metal nanoparticles as nanocarriers: Current challenges and perspectives in drug delivery systems

V Chandrakala, V Aruna, G Angajala - Emergent Materials, 2022 - Springer
Over the past few years, nanotechnology has been attracting considerable research
attention because of their outstanding mechanical, electromagnetic and optical properties …

Emerging applications of nanotechnology in healthcare systems: Grand challenges and perspectives

S Anjum, S Ishaque, H Fatima, W Farooq, C Hano… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Healthcare, as a basic human right, has often become the focus of the development of
innovative technologies. Technological progress has significantly contributed to the …

Nanoscale drug delivery systems: from medicine to agriculture

P Vega-Vásquez, NS Mosier… - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The main challenges in drug delivery systems are to protect, transport and release
biologically active compounds at the right time in a safe and reproducible manner, usually at …

Liposomes as nanomedical devices

G Bozzuto, A Molinari - International journal of nanomedicine, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Since their discovery in the 1960s, liposomes have been studied in depth, and they continue
to constitute a field of intense research. Liposomes are valued for their biological and …

Nanoscale self-assembly for therapeutic delivery

S Yadav, AK Sharma, P Kumar - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Self-assembly is the process of association of individual units of a material into highly
arranged/ordered structures/patterns. It imparts unique properties to both inorganic and …

Edible polymers: An insight into its application in food, biomedicine and cosmetics

M Kouhi, MP Prabhakaran, S Ramakrishna - Trends in Food Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background With an ever increasing demand for green materials to produce new,
environmentally safe and high-quality products, edible polymers from natural polymeric …

Nanoliposomes in cancer therapy: marketed products and current clinical trials

R Taléns-Visconti, O Díez-Sales… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The drugs used for cancer treatment have many drawbacks, as they damage both tumor and
healthy cells and, in addition, they tend to be poorly soluble drugs. Their transport in …

Liposome-based drug co-delivery systems in cancer cells

SZ Vahed, R Salehi, S Davaran, S Sharifi - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Combination therapy and nanotechnology offer a promising therapeutic method in cancer
treatment. By improving drug's pharmacokinetics, nanoparticulate systems increase the …

Vitamin C and cardiovascular disease: an update

MB Morelli, J Gambardella, V Castellanos, V Trimarco… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The potential beneficial effects of the antioxidant properties of vitamin C have been
investigated in a number of pathological conditions. In this review, we assess both clinical …

Antitumor activities of metal oxide nanoparticles

MP Vinardell, M Mitjans - Nanomaterials, 2015 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles have received much attention recently due to their use in cancer therapy.
Studies have shown that different metal oxide nanoparticles induce cytotoxicity in cancer …