Recent progress in proteins-based micelles as drug delivery carriers

A Mustafai, M Zubair, A Hussain, A Ullah - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Proteins-derived polymeric micelles have gained attention and revolutionized the
biomedical field. Proteins are considered a favorable choice for developing micelles …

Advances in the application of nanomaterials to the treatment of melanoma

Z Wang, Y Yu, C Wang, J Li, Y Pang - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melanoma can be divided into cutaneous melanoma, uveal melanoma, mucosal melanoma,
etc. It is a very aggressive tumor that is prone to metastasis. Patients with metastatic …

Preparation of zein-based nanoparticles: Nanoprecipitation versus microfluidic-assisted manufacture, effects of PEGylation on nanoparticle characteristics and cellular …

J Meewan, S Somani, J Almowalad… - International Journal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background The manufacture of nanoparticles using manual methods is hampered by its
challenging scale-up and poor reproducibility. To overcome this issue, the production of zein …

The impact of serum protein adsorption on PEGylated NT3–BDNF nanoparticles—distribution, protein release, and cytotoxicity in a human retinal pigmented epithelial …

M Dąbkowska, A Kosiorowska, B Machaliński - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The adsorption of biomolecules on nanoparticles' surface ultimately depends on the
intermolecular forces, which dictate the mutual interaction transforming their physical …

PEG conjugated zein nanoparticles for in vivo use

C van Ballegooie, N Wretham, T Ren, IM Popescu… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zein can be utilized to form nanoscale particles for drug delivery applications. Despite the
ease of synthesis, these particles often aggregate when exposed to physiologically relevant …

Physicochemical and biological characterization of the lipid particles with bovine serum albumin corona

C Chen, YY Alfredo, YY Lee, CP Tan, Y Wang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Diacylglycerol–based nanoparticles are promising bioactive delivery systems. However,
limited understanding of their interaction with biological entities restricts their clinical use …

Zein-PEG nanoparticles modified with hyaluronic acid for paclitaxel delivery in SKOV3 ovarian cancer cells

MH Lai, WJ Lin - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer is a leading gynecological cancer globally. This study aimed to develop
hyaluronic acid-modified polyethylene glycol conjugated zein nanoparticles (zein-PEG/HA …

Glutathione-Responsive Tannic Acid-Assisted FRET Nanomedicine for Cancer Therapy

P Laskar, A Dhasmana, S Kotnala, M Jaggi… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In cancer combination therapy, a multimodal delivery vector is used to improve the
bioavailability of multiple anti-cancer hydrophobic drugs. Further, targeted delivery of …

Transferrin-bearing, zein-based hybrid lipid nanoparticles for drug and gene delivery to prostate cancer cells

K Maeyouf, I Sakpakdeejaroen, S Somani, J Meewan… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gene therapy holds great promise for treating prostate cancer unresponsive to conventional
therapies. However, the lack of delivery systems that can transport therapeutic DNA and …

[PDF][PDF] Advances in the Application of Nanomaterials to the Treatment of Melanoma. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14, 2090

Z Wang, Y Yu, C Wang, J Li, Y Pang - 2022 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Melanoma can be divided into cutaneous melanoma, uveal melanoma, mucosal melanoma,
etc. It is a very aggressive tumor that is prone to metastasis. Patients with metastatic …