A review of biodegradable natural polymer-based nanoparticles for drug delivery applications

H Idrees, SZJ Zaidi, A Sabir, RU Khan, X Zhang… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biodegradable natural polymers have been investigated extensively as the best choice for
encapsulation and delivery of drugs. The research has attracted remarkable attention in the …

Hyaluronic acid targeting of CD44 for cancer therapy: from receptor biology to nanomedicine

G Mattheolabakis, L Milane, A Singh… - Journal of drug …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Cluster of differentiation-44 (CD44) is a ubiquitously present glycoprotein on the
surface of mammalian cells that plays a significant role in a number of biological functions …

Hyaluronic acid-based biopharmaceutical delivery and tumor-targeted drug delivery system

G Huang, H Huang - Journal of Controlled Release, 2018 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural polysaccharide with good biocompatibility and
degradability. HA and its derivatives can be used as sustained-release carriers for drugs …

Hypoxia-responsive nanoparticle based drug delivery systems in cancer therapy: an up-to-date review

R Kumari, D Sunil, RS Ningthoujam - Journal of Controlled Release, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypoxia is a salient feature observed in most solid malignancies that holds a pivotal role in
angiogenesis, metastasis and resistance to conventional cancer therapeutic approaches …

Biodegradable polymer nanogels for drug/nucleic acid delivery

Y Li, D Maciel, J Rodrigues, X Shi, H Tomás - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Despite the extensive research on therapeutic delivery, many problems still exist on how to
develop a proper platform (a carrier) that can deliver drugs/nucleic acids to specific sites of …

Carbon quantum dots: A promising nanocarrier for bioimaging and drug delivery in cancer

P Jana, A Dev - Materials Today Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, carbon quantum dots have emerged as a promising nanomaterial for
simultaneous bioimaging and drug delivery in cancer due to their excellent properties like …

Targeted drug delivery to tumors: myths, reality and possibility

YH Bae, K Park - Journal of controlled release, 2011 - Elsevier
The ultimate goal of drug delivery research is to help patients by developing clinically useful
formulations. During the last several decades controlled drug delivery technology has …

Hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels: from a natural polysaccharide to complex networks

X Xu, AK Jha, DA Harrington, MC Farach-Carson, X Jia - Soft matter, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is one of nature's most versatile and fascinating macromolecules.
Being an essential component of the natural extracellular matrix (ECM), HA plays an …

Present and future medical applications of microbial exopolysaccharides

M Moscovici - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) have found outstanding medical applications since the
mid-20th century, with the first clinical trials on dextran solutions as plasma expanders. Other …

Chemical modifications of hyaluronic acid for the synthesis of derivatives for a broad range of biomedical applications

CE Schanté, G Zuber, C Herlin, TF Vandamme - Carbohydrate polymers, 2011 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is widely used for numerous medical applications, such as
viscosupplementation, eye surgery and drug delivery. A broad range of HA-based materials …