Overcoming the blood–brain barrier: the role of nanomaterials in treating neurological diseases

D Furtado, M Björnmalm, S Ayton, AI Bush… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Therapies directed toward the central nervous system remain difficult to translate into
improved clinical outcomes. This is largely due to the blood–brain barrier (BBB), arguably …

Frontiers in the treatment of glioblastoma: Past, present and emerging

TI Janjua, P Rewatkar, A Ahmed-Cox, I Saeed… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most aggressive cancers of the brain. Despite extensive
research over the last several decades, the survival rates for GBM have not improved and …

Nanoparticles types, classification, characterization, fabrication methods and drug delivery applications

S Bhatia, S Bhatia - Natural polymer drug delivery systems: Nanoparticles …, 2016 - Springer
The most emerging branch in pharmaceutical sciences known as “Pharmaceutical
nanotechnology” presents new tools, opportunities and scope, which are expected to have …

pH-sensitive delivery vehicle based on folic acid-conjugated polydopamine-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy

W Cheng, J Nie, L Xu, C Liang, Y Peng… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
In this study, we introduced a targeting polymer poly (ethylene glycol)–folic acid (PEG–FA)
on the surface of polydopamine (PDA)-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) to …

Nanocarriers for cancer-targeted drug delivery

P Kumari, B Ghosh, S Biswas - Journal of drug targeting, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoparticles as drug delivery system have received much attention in recent years,
especially for cancer treatment. In addition to improving the pharmacokinetics of the loaded …

Design, functionalization strategies and biomedical applications of targeted biodegradable/biocompatible polymer-based nanocarriers for drug delivery

J Nicolas, S Mura, D Brambilla, N Mackiewicz… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Design and functionalization strategies for multifunctional nanocarriers (eg, nanoparticles,
micelles, polymersomes) based on biodegradable/biocompatible polymers intended to be …

A review of current nanoparticle and targeting moieties for the delivery of cancer therapeutics

SD Steichen, M Caldorera-Moore… - European journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment provides unique challenges for the delivery of
chemotherapeutic agents in doses that are effective while ensuring minimal systemic …

Nanooncology: the future of cancer diagnosis and therapy

AS Thakor, SS Gambhir - CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, there has been an unprecedented expansion in the field of nanomedicine
with the development of new nanoparticles for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer …

Nanostructured carriers as innovative tools for cancer diagnosis and therapy

C Martinelli, C Pucci, G Ciofani - APL bioengineering, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Cancer accounts for millions of deaths every year and, due to the increase and aging of the
world population, the number of new diagnosed cases is continuously rising. Although many …

Multifunctional nanoparticle-mediated combining therapy for human diseases

X Li, X Peng, M Zoulikha, GF Boafo, KT Magar… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Combining existing drug therapy is essential in developing new therapeutic agents in
disease prevention and treatment. In preclinical investigations, combined effect of certain …