The versatile biomedical applications of bismuth-based nanoparticles and composites: therapeutic, diagnostic, biosensing, and regenerative properties

MA Shahbazi, L Faghfouri, MPA Ferreira… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Studies of nanosized forms of bismuth (Bi)-containing materials have recently expanded
from optical, chemical, electronic, and engineering fields towards biomedicine, as a result of …

[HTML][HTML] Metal-based nanoenhancers for future radiotherapy: radiosensitizing and synergistic effects on tumor cells

Y Liu, P Zhang, F Li, X Jin, J Li, W Chen, Q Li - Theranostics, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Radiotherapy is one of the major therapeutic strategies for cancer treatment. In the past
decade, there has been growing interest in using high Z (atomic number) elements …

Radiosensitizing high-Z metal nanoparticles for enhanced radiotherapy of glioblastoma multiforme

J Choi, G Kim, SB Cho, HJ Im - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2020 - Springer
Radiotherapy is an essential step during the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM),
one of the most lethal malignancies. The survival in patients with GBM was improved by the …

Micro‐nanocarriers based drug delivery technology for blood‐brain barrier crossing and brain tumor targeting therapy

L Wang, Y Shi, J Jiang, C Li, H Zhang, X Zhang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The greatest obstacle to using drugs to treat brain tumors is the blood‐brain barrier (BBB),
making it difficult for conventional drug molecules to enter the brain. Therefore, how to safely …

Nanotechnology meets glioblastoma multiforme: Emerging therapeutic strategies

D Liu, X Dai, L Ye, H Wang, H Qian… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) represents the most common and fatal form of primary
invasive brain tumors as it affects a great number of patients each year and has a median …

Chemical mechanisms of nanoparticle radiosensitization and radioprotection: a review of structure-function relationships influencing reactive oxygen species

D Howard, S Sebastian, QVC Le, B Thierry… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Metal nanoparticles are of increasing interest with respect to radiosensitization. The physical
mechanisms of dose enhancement from X-rays interacting with nanoparticles has been well …

Oxidative stress mediated cytotoxicity and apoptosis response of bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) nanoparticles in human breast cancer (MCF-7) cells

M Ahamed, MJ Akhtar, MAM Khan, SA Alrokayan… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Bismuth oxide nanoparticles (Bi 2 O 3 NPs) have shown great potential for several
applications including cosmetics and biomedicine. However, there is paucity of research on …

Prospects of nanoparticle-based radioenhancement for radiotherapy

LRH Gerken, ME Gerdes, M Pruschy… - Materials horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Radiotherapy is a key pillar of solid cancer treatment. Despite high level of conformal dose
deposition, radiotherapy is limited due to co-irradiation of organs-at risk and subsequent …

Efficient application of newly synthesized green Bi2O3 nanoparticles for sustainable biodiesel production via membrane reactor

M Alsaiari, M Ahmad, M Munir, M Zafar, S Sultana… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction of waste and non-edible oil seeds coupled with green nanotechnology offered a
pushover to sustainable and economical biofuels and bio refinery production globally. The …

A nanomedicine structure–activity framework for research, development, and regulation of future cancer therapies

B Youden, R Jiang, AJ Carrier, MR Servos, X Zhang - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Despite their clinical success in drug delivery applications, the potential of theranostic
nanomedicines is hampered by mechanistic uncertainty and a lack of science-informed …