Degradable controlled-release polymers and polymeric nanoparticles: mechanisms of controlling drug release

N Kamaly, B Yameen, J Wu, OC Farokhzad - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The development of biodegradable polymers represents a revolution in medicine spanning
over 50 years and leading to significant biotechnological advancements in drug delivery …

Overcoming ABC transporter-mediated multidrug resistance: Molecular mechanisms and novel therapeutic drug strategies

W Li, H Zhang, YG Assaraf, K Zhao, X Xu, J Xie… - Drug Resistance …, 2016 - Elsevier
Multidrug resistance is a key determinant of cancer chemotherapy failure. One of the major
causes of multidrug resistance is the enhanced efflux of drugs by membrane ABC …

Smart superstructures with ultrahigh pH-sensitivity for targeting acidic tumor microenvironment: instantaneous size switching and improved tumor penetration

HJ Li, JZ Du, J Liu, XJ Du, S Shen, YH Zhu, X Wang… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The currently low delivery efficiency and limited tumor penetration of nanoparticles remain
two major challenges of cancer nanomedicine. Here, we report a class of pH-responsive …

Impact of protein pre-coating on the protein corona composition and nanoparticle cellular uptake

V Mirshafiee, R Kim, S Park, M Mahmoudi, ML Kraft - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) are functionalized with targeting ligands to enable selectively delivering
drugs to desired locations in the body. When these functionalized NPs enter the blood …

Advances in silica based nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy

Y Yang, C Yu - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Targeted delivery of anticancer drug specifically to tumor site without damaging normal
tissues has been the dream of all scientists fighting against cancer for decades. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Size and Surface Charge of Polymeric Nanoparticles on in Vitro and in Vivo Applications

SMA Sadat, ST Jahan, A Haddadi - Journal of Biomaterials and …, 2016 - scirp.org
Biodegradable polymeric materials are the most common carriers for use in drug delivery
systems. With this trend, newer drug delivery systems using targeted and controlled release …

Carbohydrate-based amphiphilic nano delivery systems for cancer therapy

K Liu, X Jiang, P Hunziker - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoparticles (NPs) are novel drug delivery systems that have been attracting more and
more attention in recent years, and have been used for the treatment of cancer, infection …

Designer protein delivery: From natural to engineered affinity-controlled release systems

MM Pakulska, S Miersch, MS Shoichet - Science, 2016 - science.org
BACKGROUND Protein therapeutics constitute a multibillion-dollar market, yet their
formulation and sustained delivery still pose a substantial challenge. Controlled release …

[HTML][HTML] Development of cell-SELEX technology and its application in cancer diagnosis and therapy

M Chen, Y Yu, F Jiang, J Zhou, Y Li, C Liang… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) is a process involving
the progressive isolation of high selective ssDNA/RNA from a combinatorial single-stranded …

[HTML][HTML] Aptamer-mediated targeted delivery of therapeutics: An update

S Catuogno, CL Esposito, V De Franciscis - Pharmaceuticals, 2016 - mdpi.com
The selective delivery of drugs in a cell-or tissue-specific manner represents the main
challenge for medical research; in order to reduce the occurrence of unwanted off-target …