Nano-drug delivery system targeting tumor microenvironment: a prospective strategy for melanoma treatment

M Xu, S Li - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Melanoma, the most aggressive form of cutaneous malignancy arising from melanocytes, is
frequently characterized by metastasis. Despite considerable progress in melanoma …

The cubosome-based nanoplatforms in cancer therapy: Seeking new paradigms for cancer theranostics

BHJ Gowda, MG Ahmed, SA Alshehri, S Wahab… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lyotropic liquid crystals are self-assembled, non-lamellar, and mesophase nanostructured
materials that have garnered significant attention as drug carriers. Cubosomes, a subtype of …

InSiNet: a deep convolutional approach to skin cancer detection and segmentation

HC Reis, V Turk, K Khoshelham, S Kaya - Medical & Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer is among the common causes of death around the world. Skin cancer is one of the
most lethal types of cancer. Early diagnosis and treatment are vital in skin cancer. In addition …

Oxygen-generating hydrogels overcome tumor hypoxia to enhance photodynamic/gas synergistic therapy

M Zhang, X Liu, Y Mao, Y He, J Xu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hypoxic environment is a bottleneck of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in tumor treatment, as
oxygen is the critical substrate for photosensitivity reaction. Herein, a sustained oxygen …

β-Glucan extracts as high-value multifunctional ingredients for skin health: A review

P Sousa, D Tavares-Valente, M Amorim… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Glucans, which are naturally present in cereals, yeast, and mushrooms, have
gained attention as a potential natural source for functional foods and pharmaceuticals. Due …

Transdermal delivery of allopurinol to acute hyperuricemic mice via polymer microneedles for the regulation of serum uric acid levels

R Wang, H Wang, G Jiang, Y Sun, T Liu, L Nie… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Allopurinol (AP) is widely used to treat hyperuricemia which may cause severe side effects
upon oral administration. Alternative means for the treatment of hyperuricemia are …

A sustainable solution to skin diseases: ecofriendly transdermal patches

EG Yilmaz, E Ece, Ö Erdem, I Eş, F Inci - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Skin is the largest epithelial surface of the human body, with a surface area of 2 m2 for the
average adult human. Being an external organ, it is susceptible to more than 3000 potential …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclodextrin modified with different groups to enhance the drug delivery efficiency of gold nanoparticles to treat cancer

CH Nguyen, KS Banh, TNM An, NTH Anh… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this research is to investigate the influence of different functional groups of β-
cyclodextrin (CD) in functionalizing gold nanoparticles. The functionalized nanoparticles are …

Exploring Nanocarriers as Treatment Modalities for Skin Cancer

M Adnan, MH Akhter, O Afzal, ASA Altamimi, I Ahmad… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a progressive disease of multi-factorial origin that has risen worldwide, probably
due to changes in lifestyle, food intake, and environmental changes as some of the reasons …

Microfluidics for nano-drug delivery systems: From fundamentals to industrialization

H Zhang, J Yang, R Sun, S Han, Z Yang… - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, owing to the miniaturization of the fluidic environment, microfluidic
technology offers unique opportunities for the implementation of nano drug delivery systems …