Design, preparation, and functionalization of nanobiomaterials for enhanced efficacy in current and future biomedical applications

P Ramburrun, RA Khan, YE Choonara - Nanotechnology Reviews, 2022 - degruyter.com
Biocompatible, attuned, and congruent stimuli-responsive polymers of synthetic and plants
and animals-based origins are essential raw materials for constructing bio-matching …

Drug delivery across barriers to the middle and inner ear

Z Zhang, X Li, W Zhang… - Advanced functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of ear disorders has spurred efforts to develop drug delivery systems to treat
these conditions. Here, recent advances in drug delivery systems that access the ear …

The role of BDNF as a biomarker in cognitive and sensory neurodegeneration

A Pisani, F Paciello, V Del Vecchio, R Malesci… - Journal of Personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has a crucial function in the central nervous
system and in sensory structures including olfactory and auditory systems. Many studies …

A state-of-the-art analysis of pharmacological delivery and artificial intelligence techniques for inner ear disease treatment

W Li, N Zheng, Q Zhou, MS Alqahtani… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last several decades, both the academic and therapeutic fields have seen
significant progress in the delivery of drugs to the inner ear due to recent delivery methods …

An injectable PEG hydrogel controlling neurotrophin-3 release by affinity peptides

J Wang, R Youngblood, L Cassinotti, M Skoumal… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Neurotrophin-3 growth factor can improve cochlear neuron survival, and localized delivery
of this protein to the round window membrane in the middle ear may be able to reverse …

Overcoming barriers: a review on innovations in drug delivery to the middle and inner ear

DS Delaney, LJ Liew, J Lye, MD Atlas… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Despite significant advances in the development of therapeutics for hearing loss, drug
delivery to the middle and inner ear remains a challenge. As conventional oral or …

[HTML][HTML] Towards the optimization of drug delivery to the cochlear apex: influence of polymer and drug selection in biodegradable intracochlear implants

E Lehner, C Honeder, W Knolle, W Binder… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is growing need for new drug delivery systems for intracochlear application of drugs to
effectively treat inner ear disorders. In this study, we describe the development and …

A review on recent advancement on age-related hearing loss: the applications of nanotechnology, drug pharmacology, and biotechnology

J Chester, E Johnston, D Walker, M Jones, CM Ionescu… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aging is considered a contributing factor to many diseases such as cardiovascular disease,
Alzheimer's disease, and hearing loss. Age-related hearing loss, also termed presbycusis, is …

Lithium niobate nanoparticles as biofunctional interface material for inner ear devices

S Danti, B Azimi, M Candito, A Fusco… - …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) affects the inner ear compartment and can be caused by
different factors. Usually, the lack, death, or malfunction of sensory cells deputed to …

Application of nanomedicine in inner ear diseases

Q Lin, Q Guo, M Zhu, J Zhang, B Chen, T Wu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The treatment of inner ear disorders always remains a challenge for researchers. The
presence of various physiological barriers, primarily the blood–labyrinth barrier (BLB), limits …