Tumor targeting strategies of smart fluorescent nanoparticles and their applications in cancer diagnosis and treatment

J He, C Li, L Ding, Y Huang, X Yin, J Zhang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Advantages such as strong signal strength, resistance to photobleaching, tunable
fluorescence emissions, high sensitivity, and biocompatibility are the driving forces for the …

Chitosan-based nanoparticles: An overview of biomedical applications and its preparation

S Naskar, S Sharma, K Kuotsu - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) is one of the most successfully developed biodegradable polymers. Among
the numerous polymers developed to formulate polymeric nanoparticles, CS has fascinated …

Advances in chitosan-based nanoparticles for oncotherapy

E Zhang, R Xing, S Liu, Y Qin, K Li, P Li - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Chitosan has attracted considerable attention as an anti-tumor drug carrier material in recent
years, which is due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability, as well as the simple and …

Lipid-chitosan hybrid nanoparticles for controlled delivery of cisplatin

MM Khan, A Madni, V Torchilin, N Filipczak, J Pan… - Drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles (LPHNP) are delivery systems for controlled drug
delivery at tumor sites. The superior biocompatible properties of lipids and structural …

Recent progress in nanotechnology-based novel drug delivery systems in designing of cisplatin for cancer therapy: an overview

MA Farooq, M Aquib, A Farooq… - Artificial cells …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Cisplatin cis-(diammine) dichloridoplatinum (II)(CDDP) is the first platinum-based
complex approved by the food and drug administration (FDA) of the United States (US) …

Carbon nanomaterials for targeted cancer therapy drugs: A critical review

B Hosnedlova, M Kepinska, C Fernandez… - The Chemical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer represents one of the main causes of human death in developed countries. Most
current therapies, unfortunately, carry a number of side effects, such as toxicity and damage …

Glycol chitosan: A water-soluble polymer for cell imaging and drug delivery

F Lin, HR Jia, FG Wu - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Glycol chitosan (GC), a water-soluble chitosan derivative with hydrophilic ethylene glycol
branches, has both hydrophobic segments for the encapsulation of various drugs and …

Chitin/chitosan: versatile ecological, industrial, and biomedical applications

H Merzendorfer, E Cohen - Extracellular Sugar-Based Biopolymers …, 2019 - Springer
Chitin is a linear polysaccharide of N-acetylglucosamine, which is highly abundant in nature
and mainly produced by marine crustaceans. Chitosan is obtained by hydrolytic …

Passive targeting of nanoparticles to cancer

JK Patel, AP Patel - Surface modification of nanoparticles for targeted drug …, 2019 - Springer
Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. For the effectual treatment of cancer, it is crucial
to advance our knowledge of the pathophysiology of cancer, discover novel anti-cancer …

Cytotoxic effects and apoptosis induction of cisplatin-loaded iron oxide nanoparticles modified with chitosan in human breast cancer cells

A Morovati, S Ahmadian, H Jafary - Molecular biology reports, 2019 - Springer
Cisplatin is widely used as an anticancer drug in chemotherapy of human cancers. In the
field of cancer therapy, nanoparticles modified with biocompatible copolymers are suitable …