[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Polysaccharide nanoparticles: From fabrication to applications

A Plucinski, Z Lyu, BVKJ Schmidt - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Polysaccharides have attracted considerable attention in a broad range of applications in
recent years, which is due to their remarkable features such as biocompatibility …

[HTML][HTML] Hyaluronic acid and its biomedical applications: A review

M Dovedytis, ZJ Liu, S Bartlett - Engineered Regeneration, 2020 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring biopolymer possessing numerous functions within
the body including wound repair, cell migration, and cell signaling. Due to its versatility …

[HTML][HTML] Development of nanotechnology-mediated precision radiotherapy for anti-metastasis and radioprotection

Y Pan, W Tang, W Fan, J Zhang, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Radiotherapy (RT), including external beam RT and internal radiation therapy, uses high-
energy ionizing radiation to kill tumor cells. However, ionizing radiation inevitably damages …

Advanced targeted therapies in cancer: Drug nanocarriers, the future of chemotherapy

E Pérez-Herrero, A Fernández-Medarde - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second worldwide cause of death, exceeded only by cardiovascular diseases.
It is characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation and an absence of cell death that, except …

Nanoparticle probes for the detection of cancer biomarkers, cells, and tissues by fluorescence

AB Chinen, CM Guan, JR Ferrer, SN Barnaby… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart
disease in incidence. Despite significant worldwide investment in research, cancer remains …

Charge-Convertible Carbon Dots for Imaging-Guided Drug Delivery with Enhanced in Vivo Cancer Therapeutic Efficiency

T Feng, X Ai, G An, P Yang, Y Zhao - ACS nano, 2016 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs) are remarkable nanocarriers due to their promising optical and
biocompatible capabilities. However, their practical applicability in cancer therapeutics is …

Hyaluronic acid for anticancer drug and nucleic acid delivery

F Dosio, S Arpicco, B Stella, E Fattal - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is widely used in anticancer drug delivery, since it is biocompatible,
biodegradable, non-toxic, and non-immunogenic; moreover, HA receptors are …

Application of hyaluronic acid as carriers in drug delivery

G Huang, H Huang - Drug delivery, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Hyaluronic acid has good biocompatibility, biodegradability, and nonimmunogenicity. In
addition, it has the ability to recognize specific receptors that are overexpressed on the …

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 …