[HTML][HTML] Polystyrene nanoparticles: Sources, occurrence in the environment, distribution in tissues, accumulation and toxicity to various organisms

K Kik, B Bukowska, P Sicińska - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Civilization development is associated with the use of plastic. When plastic was introduced
to the market, it was assumed that it was less toxic than glass. Recently, it is known that …

Self-nano-emulsifying drug-delivery systems: From the development to the current applications and challenges in oral drug delivery

AB Buya, A Beloqui, PB Memvanga, V Préat - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Approximately one third of newly discovered drug molecules show insufficient water
solubility and therefore low oral bio-availability. Self-nano-emulsifying drug-delivery systems …

Close the cancer–immunity cycle by integrating lipid nanoparticle–mRNA formulations and dendritic cell therapy

Y Zhang, X Hou, S Du, Y Xue, J Yan, DD Kang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Effective cancer immunotherapy is usually blocked by immunosuppressive factors in the
tumour microenvironment, resulting in tumour promotion, metastasis and recurrence. Here …

Engineered nanoparticles for drug delivery in cancer therapy

T Sun, YS Zhang, B Pang, DC Hyun… - Nanomaterials and …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
In medicine, nanotechnology has sparked a rapidly growing interest as it promises to solve a
number of issues associated with conventional therapeutic agents, including their poor …

Nanotechnology: an untapped resource for food packaging

C Sharma, R Dhiman, N Rokana… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Food commodities are packaged and hygienically transported to protect and preserve them
from any un-acceptable alteration in quality, before reaching the end-consumer. Food …

Synthesis and biomedical applications of multifunctional nanoparticles

D Kim, K Shin, SG Kwon, T Hyeon - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The accumulated knowledge of nanoparticle (NP) synthesis for the last 30 years has
enabled the development of functional NPs for biomedical applications. Especially, NPs with …

Hypoxia-responsive nanoparticle based drug delivery systems in cancer therapy: an up-to-date review

R Kumari, D Sunil, RS Ningthoujam - Journal of Controlled Release, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypoxia is a salient feature observed in most solid malignancies that holds a pivotal role in
angiogenesis, metastasis and resistance to conventional cancer therapeutic approaches …

Mechanisms of drug release in nanotherapeutic delivery systems

PT Wong, SK Choi - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Targeted drug delivery refers to an established therapeutic strategy that develops platforms
and nanoscale devices for selective delivery of small drug molecules and therapeutic genes …

Nanomaterials in food and agriculture: an overview on their safety concerns and regulatory issues

A Jain, S Ranjan, N Dasgupta… - Critical reviews in food …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Nanotechnology has seen exponential growth in last decade due to its unique
physicochemical properties; however, the risk associated with this emerging technology has …

Toxicity of engineered nanoparticles in the environment

MA Maurer-Jones, IL Gunsolus, CJ Murphy… - Analytical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
While nanoparticles occur naturally in the environment and have been intentionally used for
centuries, the production and use of engineered nanoparticles has seen a recent spike …