Mechanistic understanding from molecular dynamics simulation in pharmaceutical research 1: drug delivery

A Bunker, T Róg - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In this review, we outline the growing role that molecular dynamics simulation is able to play
as a design tool in drug delivery. We cover both the pharmaceutical and computational …

Processing of nanostructured polymers and advanced polymeric based nanocomposites

L Peponi, D Puglia, L Torre, L Valentini… - Materials Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The control of the nanostructure and the addition of nanoparticles to polymers have led to
structural and functional property enhancements in a number of polymeric systems as a …

Dissipative particle dynamics aided design of drug delivery systems: a review

YH Feng, XP Zhang, ZQ Zhao… - Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2020 - ACS Publications
A nanocarrier drug delivery system, effectively assisting to improve the solubility,
bioavailability, and targeting of drugs in the human body, is a crucial means for treating …

Computational modelling of drug delivery to solid tumour: Understanding the interplay between chemotherapeutics and biological system for optimised delivery …

W Zhan, M Alamer, XY Xu - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Drug delivery to solid tumour involves multiple physiological, biochemical and biophysical
processes taking place across a wide range of length and time scales. The therapeutic …

Dissipative particle dynamics studies on microstructure of pH-sensitive micelles for sustained drug delivery

XD Guo, LJ Zhang, ZM Wu, Y Qian - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
Dissipative particle dynamics simulations were performed to study the microstructures of
doxorubicin (DOX) loaded/blank micelles self-assembled from cholesterol conjugated …

Computational studies on self-assembled paclitaxel structures: templates for hierarchical block copolymer assemblies and sustained drug release

XD Guo, JPK Tan, SH Kim, LJ Zhang, Y Zhang… - Biomaterials, 2009 - Elsevier
Paclitaxel-loaded poly (ethylene oxide)-b-poly (lactide)(PEO-b-PLA) systems have been
observed to assemble into fiber structures with remarkably different properties using different …

Multiscale simulations of drug distributions in polymer dissolvable microneedles

YH Feng, JL Liu, DD Zhu, YY Hao, XD Guo - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Drug distribution in polymer dissolvable microneedles (MNs) is essential for enhancing the
efficiency of drug delivery. In the present work, multiscale simulation was applied to study …

DPD studies on mixed micelles self-assembled from MPEG-PDEAEMA and MPEG-PCL for controlled doxorubicin release

C Yang, C Yuan, W Liu, J Guo, D Feng, X Yin… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to better understand and improve the drug loading capacity and release behavior of
the pH-responsive mixed micelles in well controlled pH environments, dissipative particle …

Computer simulations on the pH-sensitive tri-block copolymer containing zwitterionic sulfobetaine as a novel anti-cancer drug carrier

W Min, D Zhao, X Quan, D Sun, L Li, J Zhou - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations were performed to study the
self-assembled microstructures and doxorubicin (DOX) loading/release properties of pH …

Simulation study of the pH sensitive directed self-assembly of rheins for sustained drug release hydrogel

YH Feng, XP Zhang, YY Hao, GY Ren… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
The hydrogel formed by the directed self-assembled rhein molecules at an appropriate pH
value for sustained drug release has been reported recently. Although the application in …