Drug delivery systems (DDS) are used to achieve a higher therapeutic effects of a
pharmaceutical drug or natural compound in a specific diseased site with minimal …

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 …

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) based on iron oxide, especially magnetite (Fe3O4), have
been explored as sensitive probes for magnetic resonance imaging and therapeutic …

It is recorded that Théophile-Jules Pelouze first synthesized poly (lactic acid)(PLA) by
polycondensation of lactic acid in 1845. 1 In 1932, Wallace Hume Carothers et al …

Nanoparticles have found wide spread application in varied fields of engineering. Recently,
core/shell nanostructures have been found to have improved properties when compared to …

The delivery of drugs through the oral route is regarded as most optimal to achieve desired
therapeutic effects and patient compliance. However, poor pharmacokinetic profiles of oral …

Various types of nanoparticles, such as liposomes, polymeric micelles, dendrimers,
superparamagnetic iron oxide crystals, and colloidal gold, have been employed in targeted …

Nanoparticles have been widely used for many applications such as catalysis, biomedicine,
or self-healing. Core–shell nanoparticles are very promising for biomedical applications due …

Natural polymers have received a great deal of interest for their potential use in the
encapsulation and transportation of pharmaceuticals and other bioactive compounds for …

Recent advances in biotechnology demonstrate that peptides and proteins are the basis of a
new generation of drugs. However, the transportation of protein drugs in the body is limited …