Drug delivery of siRNA therapeutics: potentials and limits of nanosystems

D Reischl, A Zimmer - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Gene therapy is a promising tool for the treatment of human diseases that cannot be cured
by rational therapies. The major limitation for the use of small interfering RNA (siRNA), both …

[HTML][HTML] Non-viral nanoparticles for RNA interference: Principles of design and practical guidelines

Z Liu, S Wang, C Tapeinos, G Torrieri… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) is an innovative treatment strategy for a myriad of
indications. Non-viral synthetic nanoparticles (NPs) have drawn extensive attention as …

A multifunctional nanoplatform against multidrug resistant cancer: merging the best of targeted chemo/gene/photothermal therapy

W Cheng, J Nie, N Gao, G Liu, W Tao… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Synergistic therapy that combines chemo‐, gene‐, or photothermal means shows great
potential for enhancing the therapeutic effects on cancers. Tumor‐targeted nanoparticles …

[HTML][HTML] Mesoporous silica nanoparticles facilitate delivery of siRNA to shutdown signaling pathways in mammalian cells

C Hom, J Lu, M Liong, H Luo, Z Li, JI Zink… - Small (Weinheim an …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genetic diseases are illnesses caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes,
including hemophilia, Huntington's disease, and cancer. They can be caused by both …

The packaging of siRNA within the mesoporous structure of silica nanoparticles

X Li, QR Xie, J Zhang, W Xia, H Gu - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
Mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN) is a promising material for biomedical applications,
such as delivering drugs or biological molecules (siRNA or DNA), to the target cells or …

Overcoming the non-kinetic activity of EGFR1 using multi-functionalized mesoporous silica nanocarrier for in vitro delivery of siRNA

J Parnian, L Ma'mani, MR Bakhtiari, M Safavi - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) does not respond to HER2-targeted and hormone-
based medicines. Epidermal growth factor receptor 1 (EGFR1) is commonly overexpressed …

Functionalization of silica nanoparticles for nucleic acid delivery

R Kamegawa, M Naito, K Miyata - Nano Research, 2018 - Springer
Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) have been widely engineered for biomedical applications, such
as bioimaging and drug delivery, because of their high tunability, which allows them to …

A cell-penetrating helical polymer for siRNA delivery to mammalian cells

NP Gabrielson, H Lu, L Yin, KH Kim, J Cheng - Molecular Therapy, 2012 - cell.com
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are routinely used for intracellular delivery of a variety of
cargo, including drugs, genes, and short interfering RNA (siRNA). Most CPPs are active only …

Adsorption and release of siRNA from porous silica

JL Steinbacher, CC Landry - Langmuir, 2014 - ACS Publications
Porous silica particles are potential transfection agents for nucleic acid-based therapies
because of their large specific surface areas and pore volumes and the ease with which they …

Multifunctional DNA-Collagen Biomaterials: Developmental Advances and Biomedical Applications

N Pipis, BD James, JB Allen - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2025 - ACS Publications
The complexation of nucleic acids and collagen forms a platform biomaterial greater than
the sum of its parts. This union of biomacromolecules merges the extracellular matrix …