Carbon nanotubes: Smart drug/gene delivery carriers

H Zare, S Ahmadi, A Ghasemi, M Ghanbari… - International journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The unique properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)(such as their high surface to volume
ratios, enhanced conductivity and strength, biocompatibility, ease of functionalization, optical …

Carbon nanomaterials in biological studies and biomedicine

NL Teradal, R Jelinek - Advanced healthcare materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The “carbon nano‐world” has made over the past few decades huge contributions in diverse
scientific disciplines and technological advances. While dramatic advances have been …

Advanced functional nanomaterials for theranostics

H Huang, JF Lovell - Advanced functional materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoscale materials have been explored extensively as agents for therapeutic and
diagnostic (ie, theranostic) applications. Research efforts have shifted from exploring new …

Near-infrared light-triggered drug delivery system based on black phosphorus for in vivo bone regeneration

X Wang, J Shao, M Abd El Raouf, H Xie, H Huang… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
A near-infrared (NIR) light-triggered drug delivery platform is produced by incorporating SrCl
2 and BP nanosheets (BPs) into poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) for bone regeneration …

A comprehensive review on intracellular delivery

D Morshedi Rad, M Alsadat Rad… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Intracellular delivery is considered an indispensable process for various studies, ranging
from medical applications (cell‐based therapy) to fundamental (genome‐editing) and …

Effective and selective anti‐cancer protein delivery via all‐functions‐in‐one nanocarriers coupled with visible light‐responsive, reversible protein engineering

H He, Y Chen, Y Li, Z Song, Y Zhong… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient intracellular delivery of protein drugs and tumor‐specific activation of protein
functions are critical toward anti‐cancer protein therapy. However, an omnipotent protein …

Dynamic modulation of enzyme activity by near‐infrared light

C Wang, Q Zhang, X Wang, H Chang… - Angewandte …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Engineering near‐infrared (NIR) light‐sensitive enzymes remains a huge challenge. A
photothermal effect‐associated method is developed for tailoring the enzymatic activity of …

Injectable carbon nanotube impregnated silk based multifunctional hydrogel for localized targeted and on-demand anticancer drug delivery

A Gangrade, BB Mandal - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The major limitations of traditional methods of anticancer drug delivery include systemic
distribution and frequent administration intravenously. To address these issues, in our …

Tetrazine Carbon Nanotubes for Pretargeted In Vivo “Click‐to‐Release” Bioorthogonal Tumour Imaging

H Li, J Conde, A Guerreiro… - Angewandte Chemie, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The bioorthogonal inverse‐electron‐demand Diels–Alder (IEDDA) cleavage reaction
between tetrazine and trans‐cyclooctene (TCO) is a powerful way to control the release of …

Intracellular delivery of proteins by nanocarriers

M Ray, YW Lee, F Scaletti, R Yu, VM Rotello - Nanomedicine, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Intracellular delivery of proteins is potentially a game-changing approach for therapeutics.
However, for most applications, the protein needs to access the cytosol to be effective. A …