An updated review of folate-functionalized nanocarriers: A promising ligand in cancer

P Ebrahimnejad, AS Taleghani, K Asare-Addo… - Drug discovery today, 2022 - Elsevier
The uncontrolled release of drugs in conventional drug delivery systems has led to the
introduction of new nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems and the use of targeted …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in selective photothermal therapy of tumor

L Zhao, X Zhang, X Wang, X Guan, W Zhang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Photothermal therapy (PTT), which converts light energy to heat energy, has become a new
research hotspot in cancer treatment. Although researchers have investigated various ways …

Stimulus-responsive drug/gene delivery system based on polyethylenimine cyclodextrin nanoparticles for potential cancer therapy

H Mousazadeh, E Bonabi, N Zarghami - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Combination therapy through simultaneous delivery of anti-cancer drugs and genes with
nano-assembled structure has been proved to be a simple and effective approach for …

[HTML][HTML] Single-versus dual-targeted nanoparticles with folic acid and biotin for anticancer drug delivery

M Jurczyk, K Jelonek, M Musiał-Kulik, A Beberok… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide and its treatment remains very
challenging. The effectiveness of cancer therapy significantly depends upon tumour-specific …

Tumor-sensitive biodegradable nanoparticles of molecularly imprinted polymer-stabilized fluorescent zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 for targeted imaging and drug …

YT Qin, YS Feng, YJ Ma, XW He, WY Li… - ACS applied materials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Targeting enrichment of nanocarriers at tumor sites and effective drug release are critical in
cancer treatment. Accordingly, we used fluorescent zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 …

[HTML][HTML] Active targeted nanoformulations via folate receptors: State of the art and future perspectives

C Martín-Sabroso, AI Torres-Suárez… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In normal tissues, the expression of folate receptors is low and limited to cells that are
important for embryonic development or for folate reabsorption. However, in several …

Nanomaterials as Theranostic Agents for Cancer Therapy

S Bauri, S Tripathi, AM Choudhury… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The concept of theranostics is ground breaking in the area of cancer remedy due to its
capability to integrate both therapeutic and diagnostic elements in a single approach. This …

Radiation nanosensitizers in cancer therapy—From preclinical discoveries to the outcomes of early clinical trials

C Bilynsky, N Millot, AL Papa - Bioengineering & Translational …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Improving the efficacy and spatial targeting of radiation therapy while sparing surrounding
normal tissues has been a guiding principle for its use in cancer therapy. Nanotechnologies …

Nanotechnology‐based targeted drug delivery: an emerging tool to overcome tuberculosis

Z Baranyai, H Soria‐Carrera, M Alleva… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The appearance and rapid spread of drug resistant strains of tuberculosis (TB), one of the
deadliest infectious diseases, pose a serious threat to public health and increase the need …

[HTML][HTML] Drug nanocrystals for active tumor-targeted drug delivery

L Lu, Q Xu, J Wang, S Wu, Z Luo, W Lu - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drug nanocrystals, which are comprised of active pharmaceutical ingredients and only a
small amount of essential stabilizers, have the ability to improve the solubility, dissolution …