The blood–brain barrier: structure, regulation, and drug delivery

D Wu, Q Chen, X Chen, F Han, Z Chen… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a natural protective membrane that prevents central nervous
system (CNS) from toxins and pathogens in blood. However, the presence of BBB …

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE), life and health

H Wang, Q Li, P Alam, H Bai, V Bhalla, MR Bryce… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Light has profoundly impacted modern medicine and healthcare, with numerous
luminescent agents and imaging techniques currently being used to assess health and treat …

Magnetically driven micro and nanorobots

H Zhou, CC Mayorga-Martinez, S Pané… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Manipulation and navigation of micro and nanoswimmers in different fluid environments can
be achieved by chemicals, external fields, or even motile cells. Many researchers have …

Lighting up micro-/nanorobots with fluorescence

M Yang, X Guo, F Mou, J Guan - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Micro-/nanorobots (MNRs) can be autonomously propelled on demand in complex
biological environments and thus may bring revolutionary changes to biomedicines …

Advances of medical nanorobots for future cancer treatments

X Kong, P Gao, J Wang, Y Fang, KC Hwang - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Early detection and diagnosis of many cancers is very challenging. Late stage detection of a
cancer always leads to high mortality rates. It is imperative to develop novel and more …

Brightness of fluorescent organic nanomaterials

AH Ashoka, IO Aparin, A Reisch… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Brightness is a fundamental property of fluorescent nanomaterials reflecting their capacity to
absorb and emit light. In sensing materials, brightness is crucial for high-sensitivity (bio) …

Gathering brings strength: How organic aggregates boost disease phototheranostics

J Qi, H Ou, Q Liu, D Ding - Aggregate, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Phototheranostics that concurrently and complementarily integrate real‐time diagnosis and
in situ therapeutic capabilities in one platform has become the advancing edge of precision …

Tumor–antigen activated dendritic cell membrane-coated biomimetic nanoparticles with orchestrating immune responses promote therapeutic efficacy against glioma

X Ma, L Kuang, Y Yin, L Tang, Y Zhang, Q Fan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Immunotherapy has had a profound positive effect on certain types of cancer but has not
improved the outcomes of glioma because of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and …

Recent progress in NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided drug delivery for cancer theranostics

S Roy, N Bag, S Bardhan, I Hasan, B Guo - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II) has become a prevalent
choice owing to its appealing advantages like deep penetration depth, low …

Macrophage cell membrane‐cloaked nanoplatforms for biomedical applications

J Lopes, D Lopes, M Pereira‐Silva, D Peixoto… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biomimetic approaches utilize natural cell membrane‐derived nanovesicles to camouflage
nanoparticles to circumvent some limitations of nanoscale materials. This emergent cell …