Smart and bioinspired systems for overcoming biological barriers and enhancing disease theranostics

X Li, Y Gao, H Li, JP Majoral, X Shi, A Pich - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine has emerged as a promising mean to improve theranostic efficacy and
reduce side effects. Currently, only very small percentage of injected dose reaches the solid …

Biologically modified nanoparticles as theranostic bionanomaterials

J Yang, X Zhang, C Liu, Z Wang, L Deng… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inspired by natural biology, cell membrane-mimetic surface engineering and cell membrane
camouflaging technology have been widely investigated. Notably, the cell membrane …

Glucose-responsive insulin patch for the regulation of blood glucose in mice and minipigs

J Yu, J Wang, Y Zhang, G Chen, W Mao, Y Ye… - Nature biomedical …, 2020 - nature.com
Glucose-responsive insulin delivery systems that mimic pancreatic endocrine function could
enhance health and improve quality of life for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes with …

Erythrocyte membrane cloaked metal–organic framework nanoparticle as biomimetic nanoreactor for starvation-activated colon cancer therapy

LU Zhang, Z Wang, Y Zhang, F Cao, K Dong, J Ren… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Shutting down glucose supply by glucose oxidase (GOx) to starve tumors has been
considered to be an attractive strategy in cancerous starvation therapy. Nevertheless, the in …

Pretreated macrophage‐membrane‐coated gold nanocages for precise drug delivery for treatment of bacterial infections

C Wang, Y Wang, L Zhang, RJ Miron… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenic bacterial infections and drug resistance make it urgent to develop new
antibacterial agents with targeted delivery. Here, a new targeting delivery nanosystem is …

Engineering cells for precision drug delivery: New advances, clinical translation, and emerging strategies

CJ Chao, E Zhang, Z Zhao - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Cells have emerged as a promising new form of drug delivery carriers owing to their
distinguished advantages such as naturally bypassing immune recognition, intrinsic …

Cell membrane coating technology: a promising strategy for biomedical applications

Y Liu, J Luo, X Chen, W Liu, T Chen - Nano-Micro Letters, 2019 - Springer
Cell membrane coating technology is an approach to the biomimetic replication of cell
membrane properties, and is an active area of ongoing research readily applicable to …

Cell primitive-based biomimetic functional materials for enhanced cancer therapy

GF Luo, WH Chen, X Zeng, XZ Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cell primitive-based functional materials that combine the advantages of natural substances
and nanotechnology have emerged as attractive therapeutic agents for cancer therapy. Cell …

Light-activatable red blood cell membrane-camouflaged dimeric prodrug nanoparticles for synergistic photodynamic/chemotherapy

Q Pei, X Hu, X Zheng, S Liu, Y Li, X Jing, Z Xie - ACS nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
Biomimetic approach offers numerous opportunities to design therapeutic platforms with
enhanced antitumor performance and biocompatibility. Herein we report red blood cell …

Glucose‐responsive insulin and delivery systems: innovation and translation

J Wang, Z Wang, J Yu, AR Kahkoska… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Type 1 and advanced type 2 diabetes treatment involves daily injections or continuous
infusion of exogenous insulin aimed at regulating blood glucose levels in the …