Gold nanorods: the most versatile plasmonic nanoparticles

J Zheng, X Cheng, H Zhang, X Bai, R Ai… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

The use of alternative strategies for enhanced nanoparticle delivery to solid tumors

M Izci, C Maksoudian, BB Manshian… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterial (NM) delivery to solid tumors has been the focus of intense research for over a
decade. Classically, scientists have tried to improve NM delivery by employing passive or …

Strategies to enhance drug delivery to solid tumors by harnessing the EPR effects and alternative targeting mechanisms

Y Zi, K Yang, J He, Z Wu, J Liu, W Zhang - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Enhanced Permeability and Retention (EPR) effect has been recognized as the
central paradigm in tumor-targeted delivery in the last decades. In the wake of this concept …

Gold nanoparticles as radiosensitizers in cancer radiotherapy

Y Chen, J Yang, S Fu, J Wu - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid development of nanotechnology offers a variety of potential therapeutic strategies
for cancer treatment. High atomic element nanomaterials are often utilized as …

Chemically and biologically engineered bacteria‐based delivery systems for emerging diagnosis and advanced therapy

Z Li, Y Wang, J Liu, P Rawding, J Bu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria are one of the main groups of organisms, which dynamically and closely participate
in human health and disease development. With the integration of chemical biotechnology …

Recent advances on endogenous/exogenous stimuli-triggered nanoplatforms for enhanced chemodynamic therapy

Q Sun, Z Wang, B Liu, F He, S Gai, P Yang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
In view of certain unique internalization features of the tumor microenvironment
(TME)(mainly including hypoxia, acidity and higher concentrations of H 2 O 2 and GSH) …

Decorated bacteria and the application in drug delivery

F Wu, J Liu - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of living bacteria either as therapeutic agents or drug carriers has shown great
potential in treating a multitude of intractable diseases. However, cells are often fragile to …

Surface-modified bacteria: synthesis, functionalization and biomedical applications

S Lin, F Wu, Y Zhang, H Chen, H Guo… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The past decade has witnessed a great leap forward in bacteria-based living agents,
including imageable probes, diagnostic reagents, and therapeutics, by virtue of their unique …

Smart and bioinspired systems for overcoming biological barriers and enhancing disease theranostics

X Li, Y Gao, H Li, JP Majoral, X Shi, A Pich - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine has emerged as a promising mean to improve theranostic efficacy and
reduce side effects. Currently, only very small percentage of injected dose reaches the solid …

Chemically engineering cells for precision medicine

Y Wang, Z Li, F Mo, TJ Chen-Mayfield, A Saini… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Cell-based therapy holds great potential to address unmet medical needs and revolutionize
the healthcare industry, as demonstrated by several therapeutics such as CAR-T cell …