Chitin and chitosan: prospective biomedical applications in drug delivery, cancer treatment, and wound healing

P Baharlouei, A Rahman - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitin and its derivative chitosan are highly abundant polymers in nature, appearing in both
the shells and exoskeletons of various marine and non-marine species. Since they possess …

Plant-based gums and mucilages applications in pharmacology and nanomedicine: a review

MS Amiri, V Mohammadzadeh, MET Yazdi, M Barani… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gums are carbohydrate biomolecules that have the potential to bind water and form gels.
Gums are regularly linked with proteins and minerals in their construction. Gums have …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotechnology: a promising approach for cancer diagnosis, therapeutics and theragnosis

M Dessale, G Mengistu, HM Mengist - International Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer remains the most devastating disease and the major cause of mortality worldwide.
Although early diagnosis and treatment are the key approach in fighting against cancer, the …

Charge reversal nano-systems for tumor therapy

P Zhang, D Chen, L Li, K Sun - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2022 - Springer
Surface charge of biological and medical nanocarriers has been demonstrated to play an
important role in cellular uptake. Owing to the unique physicochemical properties, charge …

Research status of dendrimer micelles in tumor therapy for drug delivery

X Wang, M Zhang, Y Li, H Cong, B Yu, Y Shen - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dendrimers are a family of polymers with highly branched structure, well‐defined
composition, and extensive functional groups, which have attracted great attention in …

Promising nanomedicines of shikonin for cancer therapy

C Yan, Q Li, Q Sun, L Yang, X Liu, Y Zhao… - International journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Malignant tumor, the leading cause of death worldwide, poses a serious threat to human
health. For decades, natural product has been proven to be an essential source for novel …

Nanotechnology in bladder cancer: diagnosis and treatment

M Barani, SM Hosseinikhah, A Rahdar, L Farhoudi… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bladder cancer (BC) is the fourth most common cancer among men and
the tenth most common cancer among women. Since the overall prognosis for BC has not …

An electrochemical aptasensor based on g-C3N4/Fe3O4/PANI nanocomposite applying cancer antigen_125 biomarkers detection

A Foroozandeh, M Abdouss, H SalarAmoli… - Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Early detection can help control and treat ovarian cancer, which is one of the most deadly
types of cancer among women. Nowadays, nanobiosensors as a time-saving tool with highly …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-functionalized nanomaterials and nanoparticles for diagnosis and treatment of retinoblastoma

R Arshad, M Barani, A Rahdar, S Sargazi… - Biosensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Retinoblastoma is a rare type of cancer, and its treatment, as well as diagnosis, is
challenging, owing to mutations in the tumor-suppressor genes and lack of targeted …

Four ounces can move a thousand pounds: the enormous value of nanomaterials in tumor immunotherapy

Z Chen, Z Yue, K Yang, C Shen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The application of nanomaterials in healthcare has emerged as a promising strategy due to
their unique structural diversity, surface properties, and compositional diversity. In particular …