5-Fluorouracil nano-delivery systems as a cutting-edge for cancer therapy

AA Valencia-Lazcano, D Hassan, M Pourmadadi… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluorouracil (5-FU) is amongst the most commonly used antimetabolite chemotherapeutic
agents in recent decades. However, its low bioavailability, short half-life, rapid metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin-loaded alginate hydrogels for cancer therapy and wound healing applications: A review

A Sood, A Dev, SS Das, HJ Kim, A Kumar… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have emerged as a versatile platform for a numerous biomedical application due
to their ability to absorb a huge quantity of biofluids. In order to design hydrogels, natural …

Herbal approach for treatment of cancer using curcumin as an anticancer agent: A review on novel drug delivery systems

U Hani, BHJ Gowda, A Siddiqua, S Wahab… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The polyphenol compound curcumin originates from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa Linn.
The anti-cancer effects of curcumin and its analogues are described in extensive detail and …

Targeted delivery of hydrogels in human gastrointestinal tract: A review

Z Yang, DJ McClements, C Li, S Sang, L Chen… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
The global demand for healthier food products has led to the introduction of functional foods
fortified with bioactive agents, such as vitamins and nutraceuticals. Many of these bioactive …

pH-Responsive Injectable multifunctional pluronic F127/gelatin-based hydrogels with hydrogen production for treating diabetic wounds

T Zhang, X Cheng, J Xiu, M Liu, S Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Diabetic chronic wounds remain a major clinical challenge with long-term inflammatory
responses and extreme oxidative damage. Hence, a pH-responsive injectable …

Targeted delivery of food functional ingredients in precise nutrition: design strategy and application of nutritional intervention

X Wang, G Shi, S Fan, J Ma, Y Yan… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
With the high incidence of chronic diseases, precise nutrition is a safe and efficient
nutritional intervention method to improve human health. Food functional ingredients are an …

Advances in stimuli-responsive injectable hydrogels for biomedical applications

X Ma, KPC Sekhar, P Zhang, J Cui - Biomaterials Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Injectable hydrogels, as a kind of highly hydrated soft materials, are of interest for
biomedicine due to their precise implantation and minimally invasive local drug delivery …

Comparative study between two different morphological structures based on polylactic acid, nanocellulose and magnetite for co-delivery of flurouracil and curcumin

EA Bakr, M Gaber, DR Saad, N Salahuddin - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose was extracted from mango fibers and subjected to acid hydrolysis to obtain a
nanofiber. Two morphological structures based on the polylactic acid (PLA)/nanocellulose …

An Injectable Living Hydrogel with Embedded Probiotics as a Novel Strategy for Combating Multifaceted Pathogen Wound Infections

S Tao, S Zhang, K Wei… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wound infections pose a significant challenge in healthcare, and traditional antibiotic
treatments often result in the development of resistant pathogens. Addressing this gap …

A screening study for the development of simvastatin-doxorubicin liposomes, a co-formulation with future perspectives in colon cancer therapy

CI Barbălată, AS Porfire, A Sesarman, VF Rauca… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
An increasing number of studies published so far have evidenced the benefits of Simvastatin
(SIM) and Doxorubicin (DOX) co-treatment in colorectal cancer. In view of this, the current …