In situ self-assembly for cancer therapy and imaging

J Kim, S Lee, Y Kim, M Choi, I Lee, E Kim… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In situ self-assembly—the in situ formation of complex materials via biochemical reactions of
monomers—has enhanced the efficacy of drug delivery for cancer therapy and imaging. So …

Tumor abnormality-oriented nanomedicine design

Q Zhou, J Xiang, N Qiu, Y Wang, Y Piao, S Shao… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anticancer nanomedicines have been proven effective in mitigating the side effects of
chemotherapeutic drugs. However, challenges remain in augmenting their therapeutic …

Controlled propulsion of micro/nanomotors: operational mechanisms, motion manipulation and potential biomedical applications

T Liu, L Xie, CAH Price, J Liu, Q He… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by natural mobile microorganisms, researchers have developed micro/nanomotors
(MNMs) that can autonomously move by transducing different kinds of energies into kinetic …

Engineering microrobots for targeted cancer therapies from a medical perspective

CK Schmidt, M Medina-Sánchez… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Systemic chemotherapy remains the backbone of many cancer treatments. Due to its
untargeted nature and the severe side effects it can cause, numerous nanomedicine …

Medical micro/nanorobots in precision medicine

F Soto, J Wang, R Ahmed, U Demirci - Advanced science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in medical robots promise to improve modern medicine and the quality of life.
Miniaturization of these robotic platforms has led to numerous applications that leverages …

Stimuli‐responsive crosslinked nanomedicine for cancer treatment

X Xue, H Qu, Y Li - Exploration, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomedicines are attractive paradigms to deliver drugs, contrast agents,
immunomodulators, and gene editors for cancer therapy and diagnosis. However, the …

MnO2-Based Nanomotors with Active Fenton-like Mn2+ Delivery for Enhanced Chemodynamic Therapy

J Ou, H Tian, J Wu, J Gao, J Jiang, K Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is an emerging strategy for cancer treatment based on
Fenton chemistry, which can convert endogenous H2O2 into toxic· OH. However, the limited …

3D printed enzymatically biodegradable soft helical microswimmers

X Wang, XH Qin, C Hu, A Terzopoulou… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mobile micro‐and nanorobots are proposed for future biomedical applications, such as
diagnostics and targeted delivery. For their translation to clinical practice, biocompatibility …

Enzyme‐powered nanobots enhance anticancer drug delivery

AC Hortelão, T Patiño, A Perez‐Jiménez… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The use of enzyme catalysis to power micro‐and nanomotors exploiting biocompatible fuels
has opened new ventures for biomedical applications such as the active transport and …

Directed Neural Stem Cells Differentiation via Signal Communication with Ni–Zn Micromotors

Y Feng, C Gao, D Xie, L Liu, B Chen, S Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Neural stem cells (NSCs), with the capability of self‐renewal, differentiation, and
environment modulation, are considered promising for stroke, brain injury therapy, and …