This mini review is limited to very recent studies (last 5–10 years) on two major issues,
concerning: the production and physical/chemical modification of bacterial cellulose (BC) …

The application of nanotechnology to medicine constitutes a major field of research
nowadays. In particular, the use of mesoporous silica and carbon nanoparticles has …

The multidrug resistance (MDR) of cancer cells is a major obstacle in cancer chemotherapy
and very few strategies are available to overcome it. Here, a new strategy is developed to …

Multimodal imaging, which combines complementary information of two or more imaging
modalities, offers huge advantages. In this paper, the synthesis, characterization, and …

It's currently a challenge to design a drug delivery system for chemotherapy with high drug
contents and minimal side effects. Herein, we constructed a novel one-dimensional binary …

A novel and green multifunctional nanoplatform as a nanocarrier for drug delivery, cell
imaging, and phototherapy has been engineered. The nanoplatform is composed of …

Since controlled delivery of drug molecules to targeted sites are essential criteria for
effective drug delivery, herein a porous nanocarrier chemically functionalized with the drug …

The multidrug resistance of tumor cells has been creating a high requirement on
development of nanocarriers for administration of different drugs, among which their drug …

The nonspecificity of doxorubicin (DOX), as well as its oral bioavailability, is a major obstacle
in the clinical setting. This study was based on the change of pH value and designed for the …

Gambogenic acid (GNA) has been demonstrated with outstanding antitumor activity as a
potential antitumor drug in recent years. However, the low solubility and deficient …