Synthetic carriers such as polymer and lipid particles often struggle to meet clinical
expectations. Natural particulates—that range from pathogens to mammalian cells—are …

Cancer nanotheranostics aims to combine imaging and therapy of cancer through use of
nanotechnology. The ability to engineer nanomaterials to interact with cancer cells at the …

Low targeting efficiency is one of the biggest limitations for nanoparticulate drug delivery
system-based cancer therapy. In this study, an efficient approach for tumor-targeted drug …

Therapeutic treatments based on the injection of living cells are in clinical use and
preclinical development for diseases ranging from cancer to cardiovascular disease to …

The self-renewal and differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) have typically
been studied in flat, two-dimensional (2D) environments. In this Perspective, we argue that …

Layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) films represents a bottom-up
approach for re-engineering the molecular landscape of cell surfaces with spatially …

Different types of biomaterials, processed into different shapes, have been proposed as
temporary support for cells in tissue engineering (TE) strategies. The manufacturing …

Transplantation of stem cells into the heart can improve cardiac function after myocardial
infarction and in chronic heart failure, but the extent of benefit and of reproducibility of this …

Macrophages, ubiquitous phagocytic cells in the human immune system, play a key role in
homeostatic, immunological, and inflammatory processes.[1–2] Macrophages are widely …

Nanomedicine seeks to manufacture drugs and other biologically relevant molecules that
are packaged into nanoscale systems for improved delivery. This includes known drugs …