Micellar drug delivery systems based on natural biopolymers

LI Atanase - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The broad diversity of structures and the presence of numerous functional groups available
for chemical modifications represent an enormous advantage for the development of safe …

Advanced targeted therapies in cancer: Drug nanocarriers, the future of chemotherapy

E Pérez-Herrero, A Fernández-Medarde - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second worldwide cause of death, exceeded only by cardiovascular diseases.
It is characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation and an absence of cell death that, except …

SERS nanoparticles in medicine: from label-free detection to spectroscopic tagging

LA Lane, X Qian, S Nie - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The development of diagnostic and therapeutic nanoparticles for biomedical applications is
of broad current interest in science, engineering, and medicine. The fundamental basis is …

Multifunctional self-assembled peptide hydrogels for biomedical applications

M Sedighi, N Shrestha, Z Mahmoudi, Z Khademi… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Self-assembly is a growth mechanism in nature to apply local interactions forming a
minimum energy structure. Currently, self-assembled materials are considered for …

Design, functionalization strategies and biomedical applications of targeted biodegradable/biocompatible polymer-based nanocarriers for drug delivery

J Nicolas, S Mura, D Brambilla, N Mackiewicz… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Design and functionalization strategies for multifunctional nanocarriers (eg, nanoparticles,
micelles, polymersomes) based on biodegradable/biocompatible polymers intended to be …

Recent advancements in stimuli responsive drug delivery platforms for active and passive cancer targeting

MA Rahim, N Jan, S Khan, H Shah, A Madni, A Khan… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally. Several studies,
efforts and treatment strategies have been put forth for the treatment of different types of …

Functional block copolymer assemblies responsive to tumor and intracellular microenvironments for site-specific drug delivery and enhanced imaging performance

Z Ge, S Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembled nanostructures of amphiphilic and double hydrophilic block copolymers
have been increasingly utilized as potent polymeric nanocarriers of therapeutic drugs …

Nanooncology: the future of cancer diagnosis and therapy

AS Thakor, SS Gambhir - CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, there has been an unprecedented expansion in the field of nanomedicine
with the development of new nanoparticles for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer …

Ligand-directed active tumor-targeting polymeric nanoparticles for cancer chemotherapy

Y Zhong, F Meng, C Deng, Z Zhong - Biomacromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
In recent years, polymeric nanoparticles have appeared as a most viable and versatile
delivery system for targeted cancer therapy. Various in vivo studies have demonstrated that …

Polymeric micelles in anticancer therapy: targeting, imaging and triggered release

C Oerlemans, W Bult, M Bos, G Storm… - Pharmaceutical …, 2010 - Springer
Micelles are colloidal particles with a size around 5–100 nm which are currently under
investigation as carriers for hydrophobic drugs in anticancer therapy. Currently, five micellar …