Biodegradable calcium phosphate nanoparticles for cancer therapy

R Khalifehzadeh, H Arami - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
Calcium phosphate is the inorganic mineral of hard tissues such as bone and teeth. Due to
their similarities to the natural bone, calcium phosphates are highly biocompatible and …

Hydroxylapatite nanoparticles: fabrication methods and medical applications

M Okada, T Furuzono - Science and technology of advanced …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Hydroxylapatite (or hydroxyapatite, HAp) exhibits excellent biocompatibility with various
kinds of cells and tissues, making it an ideal candidate for tissue engineering, orthopedic …

Transfection of adherent and suspended cells by calcium phosphate

M Jordan, F Wurm - Methods, 2004 - Elsevier
DNA-calcium phosphate coprecipitates have been used for 30 years as an efficient method
to introduce genetic material into cells. The method involves simple solutions that can be …

Nanostructured calcium phosphates (NanoCaPs) for non-viral gene delivery: influence of the synthesis parameters on transfection efficiency

D Olton, J Li, ME Wilson, T Rogers, J Close, L Huang… - Biomaterials, 2007 - Elsevier
Calcium phosphate (CaP) based approaches remain an attractive option for delivering
plasmid DNA (pDNA) into cultured cells. However, despite their appeal, current synthesis …

Hydroxyapatite biobased materials for treatment and diagnosis of cancer

MC De Lama-Odría, LJ Del Valle… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Great advances in cancer treatment have been undertaken in the last years as a
consequence of the development of new antitumoral drugs able to target cancer cells with …

Calcium phosphate composite layers for surface-mediated gene transfer

A Oyane, X Wang, Y Sogo, A Ito, H Tsurushima - Acta biomaterialia, 2012 - Elsevier
In this review, the surface-mediated gene transfer system using calcium phosphate
composite layers is described. Calcium phosphate ceramics are osteoconductive …

Nano-structured composites based on calcium phosphate for cellular delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents

M Zhang, K Kataoka - Nano Today, 2009 - Elsevier
Calcium phosphate (CaP) is a major mineral component of native bones and teeth. Due to
its excellent biocompatibility and non-toxicity, CaP has found extensive applications as …

New insights into the therapeutic applications of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in breast cancer

M Ahmed, GH Daoud, A Mohamed, R Harati - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent forms of cancer globally and is among the leading
causes of death in women. Its heterogenic nature is a result of the involvement of numerous …

Nano-sized calcium phosphate (CaP) carriers for non-viral gene deilvery

D Lee, K Upadhye, PN Kumta - Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2012 - Elsevier
Gene therapy has garnered much interest due to the potential for curing multiple inherited
and/or increases in the acquired diseases. As a result, there has been intense activity from …

Oligomeric size of the m2 muscarinic receptor in live cells as determined by quantitative fluorescence resonance energy transfer

LF Pisterzi, DB Jansma, J Georgiou… - Journal of Biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), measured by fluorescence intensity-based
microscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging, has been used to estimate the size of …