RNAi-based therapeutics and tumor targeted delivery in cancer

G Kara, GA Calin, B Ozpolat - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, non-coding RNA-based therapeutics have proven as a great potential
for the development of targeted therapies for cancer and other diseases. The discovery of …

A review on the synthesis and functionalization of gold nanoparticles as a drug delivery vehicle

SJ Amina, B Guo - International journal of nanomedicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Metal nanoparticles are being extensively used in biomedical fields due to their small size-to-
volume ratio and extensive thermal stability. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are an obvious …

Multifunctional gold nanoparticles: a novel nanomaterial for various medical applications and biological activities

X Hu, Y Zhang, T Ding, J Liu, H Zhao - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology has become a trending area in science and has made great advances with
the development of functional, engineered nanoparticles. Various metal nanoparticles have …

The promise and challenge of therapeutic genome editing

JA Doudna - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Genome editing, which involves the precise manipulation of cellular DNA sequences to alter
cell fates and organism traits, has the potential to both improve our understanding of human …

Delivery of oligonucleotide‐based therapeutics: challenges and opportunities

SM Hammond, A Aartsma‐Rus, S Alves… - EMBO molecular …, 2021 - embopress.org
Nucleic acid‐based therapeutics that regulate gene expression have been developed
towards clinical use at a steady pace for several decades, but in recent years the field has …

Smart nanomaterials in cancer theranostics: challenges and opportunities

BK Kashyap, VV Singh, MK Solanki, A Kumar… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cancer is ranked as the second leading cause of death globally. Traditional cancer
therapies including chemotherapy are flawed, with off-target and on-target toxicities on the …

Microfluidic formulation of nanoparticles for biomedical applications

SJ Shepherd, D Issadore, MJ Mitchell - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine has made significant advances in clinical applications since the late-20th
century, in part due to its distinct advantages in biocompatibility, potency, and novel …

The current state and future directions of RNAi-based therapeutics

RL Setten, JJ Rossi, S Han - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
The RNA interference (RNAi) pathway regulates mRNA stability and translation in nearly all
human cells. Small double-stranded RNA molecules can efficiently trigger RNAi silencing of …

The role of ligands in the chemical synthesis and applications of inorganic nanoparticles

A Heuer-Jungemann, N Feliu, I Bakaimi… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The design of nanoparticles is critical for their efficient use in many applications ranging from
biomedicine to sensing and energy. While shape and size are responsible for the properties …

Applications and challenges of ultra-small particle size nanoparticles in tumor therapy

J Xu, M Song, Z Fang, L Zheng, X Huang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the development of nanotechnology, nanomedicines are widely used in tumor therapy.
However, biological barriers in the delivery of nanoparticles still limit their application in …