Highlights•Existing models for drug discovery and development against glioblastoma
multiforme (GBM) have limitations.•We review advances in 3D systems that promise more …

The size and shape of polymer materials is becoming an increasingly important property in
accessing new functions and applications of nano‐/microparticles in many scientific fields …

Organic nanotubes (ONTs) have entranced considerable research attention for their
potential applications in drug delivery, sensors, catalysts, optical devices …

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant brain tumor. Available treatments have
limited success because most patients develop chemoresistance. Alternative strategies are …

The easy and scalable synthesis, biocompatibility, one-dimensionality, high aspect ratio,
viability for surface modifications, and the ability for cargo-loading and release make organic …

The morphology of the drug delivery systems (DDSs) has been recognized to play an
important role in their phagocytosis, cellular interaction and distribution. However, it is a …

We present a distinctive synthesis method for photocurable acrylic-resin-based tubular
micromotors characterized by smart external surfaces and augmented functionalities …

Local drug delivery offers a means of achieving a high concentration of therapeutic agents
directly at the tumor site, whilst minimizing systemic toxicity. For heterogenous cancers such …

Abstract Glioblastoma (GBM), an adult-type diffuse grade 4 glioma (IDH wild type), is the
most prevalent, aggressive, fatal, highly vascularized, malignant primary brain tumour in …