Safe nanoparticles: are we there yet?

W Najahi-Missaoui, RD Arnold… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The field of nanotechnology has grown over the last two decades and made the transition
from the benchtop to applied technologies. Nanoscale-sized particles, or nanoparticles …

Nanocarrier drug delivery systems: characterization, limitations, future perspectives and implementation of artificial intelligence

SZ Alshawwa, AA Kassem, RM Farid, SK Mostafa… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
There has been an increasing demand for the development of nanocarriers targeting
multiple diseases with a broad range of properties. Due to their tiny size, giant surface area …

The in vivo fate of polymeric micelles

Y Cai, J Qi, Y Lu, H He, W Wu - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
This review aims to provide a systemic analysis of the in vivo, as well as subcellular, fate of
polymeric micelles (PMs), starting from the entry of PMs into the body. Few PMs are able to …

Block copolymer micelles in nanomedicine applications

H Cabral, K Miyata, K Osada, K Kataoka - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Polymeric micelles are demonstrating high potential as nanomedicines capable of
controlling the distribution and function of loaded bioactive agents in the body, effectively …

Modulation of immune responses by particle size and shape

MV Baranov, M Kumar, S Sacanna… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The immune system has to cope with a wide range of irregularly shaped pathogens that can
actively move (eg, by flagella) and also dynamically remodel their shape (eg, transition from …

Smart transformable nanoparticles for enhanced tumor theranostics

J Chen, Z Jiang, YS Zhang, J Ding, X Chen - Applied Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The physical morphologies of nanoparticles, especially size and shape, always significantly
influence their biological behaviors. In the past, nanoparticles with constant physical …

Cellular uptake of nanoparticles: journey inside the cell

S Behzadi, V Serpooshan, W Tao, MA Hamaly… - Chemical society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoscale materials are increasingly found in consumer goods, electronics, and
pharmaceuticals. While these particles interact with the body in myriad ways, their beneficial …

Pharmacokinetics of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for medical applications

J Nowak-Jary, B Machnicka - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2022 - Springer
Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MNPs) have been under intense investigation for at least
the last five decades as they show enormous potential for many biomedical applications …

Overcoming the blood–brain barrier: the role of nanomaterials in treating neurological diseases

D Furtado, M Björnmalm, S Ayton, AI Bush… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Therapies directed toward the central nervous system remain difficult to translate into
improved clinical outcomes. This is largely due to the blood–brain barrier (BBB), arguably …

Physical properties of nanoparticles that result in improved cancer targeting

R Zein, W Sharrouf, K Selting - Journal of Oncology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The therapeutic efficacy of drugs is dependent upon the ability of a drug to reach its target,
and drug penetration into tumors is limited by abnormal vasculature and high interstitial …