Immune system targeting by biodegradable nanoparticles for cancer vaccines

JM Silva, M Videira, R Gaspar, V Préat… - Journal of controlled …, 2013 - Elsevier
The concept of therapeutic cancer vaccines is based on the activation of the immune system
against tumor cells after the presentation of tumor antigens. Nanoparticles (NPs) have …

The formulation of nanomedicines for treating tuberculosis

A Costa, M Pinheiro, J Magalhães, R Ribeiro… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent estimates indicate that tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death worldwide,
alongside the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The current treatment is …

Hollow polymer particles: a review

RA Ramli - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, the basic principles, such as the definitions, classifications, and properties, of hollow
polymer particles (HPPs) are critically investigated. HPP preparation methods, such as …

Antifungal therapy for systemic mycosis and the nanobiotechnology era: improving efficacy, biodistribution and toxicity

ACO Souza, AC Amaral - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Fungal diseases have been emerging as an important public health problem worldwide with
the increase in host predisposition factors due to immunological dysregulations …

Targeted theranostics for tuberculosis: a rifampicin-loaded aggregation-induced emission carrier for granulomas tracking and anti-infection

Y Liao, B Li, Z Zhao, Y Fu, Q Tan, X Li, W Wang, J Yin… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Tuberculosis (TB) causes a global burden with its high rates of infection and death,
especially the irrepressible threats of latent infection and drug resistance. Therefore, it is …

Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems for treatment of tuberculosis—a review

PB Da Silva, ES de Freitas, J Bernegossi… - Journal of …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious and transmissible disease that is caused by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and primarily affects the lungs, although it can affect other …

Controlled release behaviour of protein-loaded microparticles prepared via coaxial or emulsion electrospray

Y Wang, X Yang, W Liu, F Zhang, Q Cai… - Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Biodegradable poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) microparticles are an effective way to
achieve sustained drug release. In this study, we investigated a sustained release model of …

Biodegradable self-assembled MPEG-PCL micelles for hydrophobic oridonin delivery in vitro

B Xue, Y Wang, XH Tang, P Xie, Y Wang… - Journal of …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
The great potential of oridonin (ORI) for clinical application in cancer therapy is greatly
limited due to its poor water-solubility. The purpose of this study was to increase the water …

Application of nanobioformulations for controlled release and targeted biodistribution of drugs

J Jampilek, K Král'ová - Nanobiomaterials, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter focuses on natural-based biocompatible and biodegradable materials that are
used as matrices/carriers for controlled release or targeted biodistribution of nanoscale …

Usnic acid-loaded biocompatible magnetic PLGA-PVA microsphere thin films fabricated by MAPLE with increased resistance to staphylococcal colonization

V Grumezescu, AM Holban, AM Grumezescu… - …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to their persistence and resistance to the current therapeutic approaches,
Staphylococcus aureus biofilm-associated infections represent a major cause of morbidity …