Nanomaterials for theranostics: recent advances and future challenges

EK Lim, T Kim, S Paik, S Haam, YM Huh… - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an important report entitled
“Innovation/Stagnation: Challenge and Opportunity on the Critical Path to New Medical …

Physical and chemical stability of drug nanoparticles

L Wu, J Zhang, W Watanabe - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
As nano-sizing is becoming a more common approach for pharmaceutical product
development, researchers are taking advantage of the unique inherent properties of …

Methods for characterization of nanoparticles

A Kumar, CK Dixit - Advances in nanomedicine for the delivery of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle manufacturing industries use well-established synthesis protocols or
methodology as much as possible. The nanomaterials have unique physical and chemical …

Magnetic nanoparticles: preparation, physical properties, and applications in biomedicine

A Akbarzadeh, M Samiei, S Davaran - Nanoscale research letters, 2012 - Springer
Finally, we have addressed some relevant findings on the importance of having well-defined
synthetic strategies developed for the generation of MNPs, with a focus on particle formation …

'Stealth'corona-core nanoparticles surface modified by polyethylene glycol (PEG): influences of the corona (PEG chain length and surface density) and of the core …

R Gref, M Lück, P Quellec, M Marchand… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2000 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles possessing poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) chains on their surface have been
described as blood persistent drug delivery system with potential applications for …

Recent developments in ring opening polymerization of lactones for biomedical applications

AC Albertsson, IK Varma - Biomacromolecules, 2003 - ACS Publications
Aliphatic polyesters prepared by ring-opening polymerization of lactones are now used
worldwide as bioresorbabale devices in surgery (orthopaedic devices, sutures, stents, tissue …

Effect of molecular structure of chitosan on protein delivery properties of chitosan nanoparticles

Y Xu, Y Du - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2003 - Elsevier
Chitosan nanoparticles (CS NP) with various formations were produced based on ionic
gelation process of tripolyphosphate (TPP) and chitosan. They were examined with diameter …

Surface modification of silica nanoparticles to reduce aggregation and nonspecific binding

RP Bagwe, LR Hilliard, W Tan - Langmuir, 2006 - ACS Publications
In this article, a systematic study of the design and development of surface-modification
schemes for silica nanoparticles is presented. The nanoparticle surface design involves an …

PEGylated PLGA nanoparticles as protein carriers: synthesis, preparation and biodistribution in rats

YP Li, YY Pei, XY Zhang, ZH Gu, ZH Zhou… - Journal of controlled …, 2001 - Elsevier
The aim of the present work was to assess the merits of PEGylated poly (lactic-co-glycolic
acid)(PEG–PLGA) nanoparticles as protein and peptide drugs (PPD) carriers. PEG–PLGA …

Chitosan nanoparticles as a novel delivery system for ammonium glycyrrhizinate

Y Wu, W Yang, C Wang, J Hu, S Fu - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2005 - Elsevier
The ammonium glycyrrhizinate-loaded chitosan nanoparticles were prepared by ionic
gelation of chitosan with tripolyphosphate anions (TPP). The particle size and zeta potential …