Smart and bioinspired systems for overcoming biological barriers and enhancing disease theranostics

X Li, Y Gao, H Li, JP Majoral, X Shi, A Pich - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine has emerged as a promising mean to improve theranostic efficacy and
reduce side effects. Currently, only very small percentage of injected dose reaches the solid …

Peptide and protein nanoparticle conjugates: versatile platforms for biomedical applications

CD Spicer, C Jumeaux, B Gupta… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptide–and protein–nanoparticle conjugates have emerged as powerful tools for
biomedical applications, enabling the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of disease. In …

Carbon dots: biomacromolecule interaction, bioimaging and nanomedicine

Z Peng, X Han, S Li, AO Al-Youbi… - Coordination chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Carbon dots, a recent member of the renowned carbon-based nanomaterials family, have
attracted significant interest from various fields. The extraordinary properties, including …

Blood–brain barrier shuttle peptides: an emerging paradigm for brain delivery

B Oller-Salvia, M Sánchez-Navarro, E Giralt… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Brain delivery is one of the major challenges in drug development because of the high
number of patients suffering from neural diseases and the low efficiency of the treatments …

Rational design of cancer nanomedicine for simultaneous stealth surface and enhanced cellular uptake

Q Jin, Y Deng, X Chen, J Ji - Acs Nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Owing to the complex and still not fully understood physiological environment, the
development of traditional nanosized drug delivery systems is very challenging for precision …

Hierarchical targeting strategy for enhanced tumor tissue accumulation/retention and cellular internalization

S Wang, P Huang, X Chen - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Targeted delivery of therapeutic agents is an important way to improve the therapeutic index
and reduce side effects. To design nanoparticles for targeted delivery, both enhanced tumor …

Combination of cell-penetrating peptides with nanoparticles for therapeutic application: a review

S Silva, AJ Almeida, N Vale - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), also known as protein translocation domains, membrane
translocating sequences or Trojan peptides, are small molecules of 6 to 30 amino acid …

Nanoparticle drug delivery system for glioma and its efficacy improvement strategies: a comprehensive review

J Li, J Zhao, T Tan, M Liu, Z Zeng, Y Zeng… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Gliomas are the most common tumor of the central nervous system. However, the presence
of the brain barrier blocks the effective delivery of drugs and leads to the treatment failure of …

Poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL), a promising polymer for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications: Focus on nanomedicine in cancer

SM Espinoza, HI Patil… - … Journal of Polymeric …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) has been the subject of extensive research in the past
few years. It is widely explored in drug delivery, where the development of nanomedicines …

Photomodulating carbon dots for spatiotemporal suppression of Alzheimer's β-amyloid aggregation

YJ Chung, CH Lee, J Lim, J Jang, H Kang, CB Park - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Extracellular deposition of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide aggregates is a major characteristic of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain. Because Aβ peptide aggregates aggravate neuropathy and …