A comprehensive review on green synthesis of nature-inspired metal nanoparticles: Mechanism, application and toxicity

A Rana, K Yadav, S Jagadevan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles have emerged as one of the most sought-after materials finding application in
various sectors. Synthesis of green nanoparticles have attracted extensive interest …

Peptide and protein nanoparticle conjugates: versatile platforms for biomedical applications

CD Spicer, C Jumeaux, B Gupta… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptide–and protein–nanoparticle conjugates have emerged as powerful tools for
biomedical applications, enabling the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of disease. In …

Recent trends in protein and peptide-based biomaterials for advanced drug delivery

A Varanko, S Saha, A Chilkoti - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Engineering protein and peptide-based materials for drug delivery applications has gained
momentum due to their biochemical and biophysical properties over synthetic materials …

Sequence heuristics to encode phase behaviour in intrinsically disordered protein polymers

FG Quiroz, A Chilkoti - Nature materials, 2015 - nature.com
Proteins and synthetic polymers that undergo aqueous phase transitions mediate self-
assembly in nature and in man-made material systems. Yet little is known about how the …

Biopolymer-based nanoparticles for drug/gene delivery and tissue engineering

SK Nitta, K Numata - International journal of molecular sciences, 2013 - mdpi.com
There has been a great interest in application of nanoparticles as biomaterials for delivery of
therapeutic molecules such as drugs and genes, and for tissue engineering. In particular …

Stimuli‐responsive materials for controlled release of theranostic agents

Y Wang, MS Shim, NS Levinson… - Advanced functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive materials are so named because they can alter their physicochemical
properties and/or structural conformations in response to specific stimuli. The stimuli can be …

Enhanced retention and cellular uptake of nanoparticles in tumors by controlling their aggregation behavior

X Liu, Y Chen, H Li, N Huang, Q Jin, K Ren, J Ji - ACS nano, 2013 - ACS Publications
Effective accumulation of nanoparticles (NPs) in tumors is crucial for NP-assisted cancer
diagnosis and treatment. With the hypothesis that aggregation of NPs stimulated by tumor …

Chemical vapor deposition-grown nitrogen-doped graphene's synthesis, characterization and applications

G Deokar, J Jin, U Schwingenschlögl… - npj 2D Materials and …, 2022 - nature.com
The physical properties of carbon materials can be altered by doping. For instance, the
electronic properties of graphene can be modulated by controlling the substitutional doping …

Applications of elastin-like polypeptides in drug delivery

SR MacEwan, A Chilkoti - Journal of Controlled Release, 2014 - Elsevier
Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) are biopolymers inspired by human elastin. Their lower
critical solution temperature phase transition behavior and biocompatibility make them …

Cancer‐targeted nanotheranostics: recent advances and perspectives

Y Ma, J Huang, S Song, H Chen, Z Zhang - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer‐targeted nanotechnology is experiencing the trend of finding new materials with
multiple functions for imaging and therapeutic applications. With the rapid development of …