Advances in materials-based therapeutic strategies against osteoporosis

C Lei, J Song, S Li, Y Zhu, M Liu, M Wan, Z Mu, FR Tay… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Osteoporosis is caused by the disruption in homeostasis between bone formation and bone
resorption. Conventional management of osteoporosis involves systematic drug …

Bone-targeted biomaterials: Strategies and applications

X Ren, X Chen, Z Geng, J Su - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Bone diseases including osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and bone tumors are becoming severe
threats to public health. Bone-targeted biomaterials-based strategies could improve …

Harnessing nucleic acids nanotechnology for bone/cartilage regeneration

Y Han, L Cao, G Li, F Zhou, L Bai, J Su - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The effective regeneration of weight‐bearing bone defects and critical‐sized cartilage
defects remains a significant clinical challenge. Traditional treatments such as autologous …

Safety challenges and application strategies for the use of dendrimers in medicine

X Li, A Naeem, S Xiao, L Hu, J Zhang, Q Zheng - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dendrimers are used for a variety of applications in medicine but, due to their host–guest
and entrapment characteristics, are particularly used for the delivery of genes and drugs …

Knee osteoarthritis therapy: recent advances in intra-articular drug delivery systems

L Ma, X Zheng, R Lin, ARJ Sun, J Song… - Drug design …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Drug delivery for osteoarthritis (OA) treatment is a continuous challenge because of their
poor bioavailability and rapid clearance in joints. Intra-articular (IA) drug delivery is a …

Dendrimer as a momentous tool in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

A Shaikh, P Kesharwani, V Gajbhiye - Journal of Controlled Release, 2022 - Elsevier
Dendrimers have been comprehensively used for cargo delivery, nucleic acid delivery
(genes, miRNA/siRNAs), delivery of macromolecules, and other various biomedical …

Synthesis, characterization and in vitro evaluation of dendrimer-MWCNT reinforced SrHAP composite for bone tissue engineering

E Murugan, CR Akshata, V Yogaraj, G Sudhandiran… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to improve the mechanical, drug loading/release and bioactive
characteristics of hydroxyapatite (HAP). The covalent functionalization of PAMAM dendrimer …

Mitochondrial Calcium Ion Nanogluttons Alleviate Periodontitis via Controlling mPTPs

P He, F Liu, M Li, M Ren, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The mitochondrial permeability transition (mPT) directly affects mitochondrial function in
macrophages. Under inflammatory conditions, mitochondrial calcium ion (mitoCa2+) …

Genetically engineered cell membrane-coated nanoparticles for antibacterial and immunoregulatory dual-function treatment of ligature-induced periodontitis

Y Deng, M Ren, P He, F Liu, X Wang, C Zhou… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: In order to overcome the problem that conventional pharmacological treatments of
periodontitis cannot effectively synergizing antimicrobial and immunomodulation, inspired …

Functionalized PAMAM constructed nanosystems for biomacromolecule delivery

KH Wong, Z Guo, MK Law, M Chen - Biomaterials Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyamidoamines (PAMAMs) are a class of dendrimer with monodispersity and controlled
topology, which can deliver biologically active macromolecules (eg, genes and proteins) to …