The blood-brain barrier (BBB) constitutes a microvascular network responsible for excluding
most drugs from the brain. Treatment of brain tumors is limited by the impermeability of the …

In the last decade, the use of nanotheranostics as emerging diagnostic and therapeutic tools
for various diseases, especially cancer, is held great attention. Up to date, several …

Buildings use approximately 40% of global energy and are responsible for almost a third of
the worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. They also utilise about 60% of the world's …

There are numerous investigated factors that limit brain cancer treatment efficacy such as
ability of prescribed therapy to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB), tumor specific delivery of …

Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals possessing unique optoelectrical
properties in that they can emit light energy of specific tunable wavelengths when excited by …

Glioblastoma remains the most lethal form of brain cancer, where hybrid nanomaterials
biofunctionalized with polysaccharide peptides offer disruptive strategies relying on …

Globally, cancer is affecting societies and is becoming an important cause of death.
Chemotherapy can be highly effective, but it is associated with certain problems, such as …

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has several distinctive characteristics linked to a poor early-
stage prognosis. The crucial obstacle in the treatment of GBM is the inability of chemo drugs …

Simple Summary Brain metastases are amongst the most invasive and lethal cancers. Yet,
effective methods for their diagnosis and therapy have remained elusive. While several …

Targeted drug delivery systems represent valuable tools to enhance the accumulation of
therapeutics in the brain. Here, the presence of the blood brain barrier strongly hinders the …