Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

The incidence of autoimmune diseases is increasing along with the expansion of industrial
food processing and food additive consumption. The intestinal epithelial barrier, with its …

Nanoparticles find intriguing applications in oral drug delivery since they present a large
surface area for interactions with the gastrointestinal tract and can be modified in various …

Understanding the relationships between the physicochemical properties of engineered
nanomaterials and their toxicity is critical for environmental and health risk analysis …

Nanotechnology possesses the potential to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of
tumors. The ideal nanoparticles used for in vivo cancer therapy should have long blood …

Caco-2 based cell models have been the gold standard in vitro method to study intestinal
drug permeability, despite the absence of many important features with major influence in …

Aim The aim of this study was the formation and characterization of various ion pairs of
therapeutic peptides with different surfactants in order to reach a high payload in self …

Aim It was the aim of this study to evaluate the mucus permeating properties of self-
emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) exhibiting different size and zeta potential …

Polymer-based nanomedicine is a large and fast growing field. Polymer-based systems
have been extensively used as therapeutic carriers as well as bioimaging agents for …

Large efforts are invested on the development of in vitro tests to evaluate nanomaterial (NM)
toxicity. In order to assess the relevance of the adverse effects identified in in vitro toxicity …