Safe nanoparticles: are we there yet?

W Najahi-Missaoui, RD Arnold… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The field of nanotechnology has grown over the last two decades and made the transition
from the benchtop to applied technologies. Nanoscale-sized particles, or nanoparticles …

Carbon nanotubes: Smart drug/gene delivery carriers

H Zare, S Ahmadi, A Ghasemi, M Ghanbari… - International journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The unique properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)(such as their high surface to volume
ratios, enhanced conductivity and strength, biocompatibility, ease of functionalization, optical …

(Nano) platforms in breast cancer therapy: drug/gene delivery, advanced nanocarriers and immunotherapy

M Ashrafizadeh, A Zarrabi, A Bigham… - Medicinal Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is the most malignant tumor in women, and there is no absolute cure for it.
Although treatment modalities including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy are …

Pharmacokinetics of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for medical applications

J Nowak-Jary, B Machnicka - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2022 - Springer
Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MNPs) have been under intense investigation for at least
the last five decades as they show enormous potential for many biomedical applications …

Recent advances in active targeting of nanomaterials for anticancer drug delivery

B Dutta, KC Barick, PA Hassan - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the challenges in cancer chemotherapy is the low target to non-target ratio of
therapeutic agents which incur severe adverse effect on the healthy tissues. In this regard …

Structure‐based varieties of polymeric nanocarriers and influences of their physicochemical properties on drug delivery profiles

R De, MK Mahata, KT Kim - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carriers are equally important as drugs. They can substantially improve bioavailability of
cargos and safeguard healthy cells from toxic effects of certain therapeutics. Recently …

(Nano) platforms in bladder cancer therapy: Challenges and opportunities

M Ashrafizadeh, A Zarrabi… - Bioengineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Urological cancers are among the most common malignancies around the world. In
particular, bladder cancer severely threatens human health due to its aggressive and …

Nanoparticles‐induced potential toxicity on human health: applications, toxicity mechanisms, and evaluation models

L Xuan, Z Ju, M Skonieczna, PK Zhou, R Huang - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles (NPs) have become one of the most popular objects of scientific study during
the past decades. However, despite wealth of study reports, still there is a gap, particularly in …

Alternative strategy to optimize cerium oxide for enhanced X-ray-induced photodynamic therapy

S Liu, L Fang, H Ding, Y Zhang, W Li, B Liu, S Dong… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The emergence of X-ray-induced photodynamic therapy (X-PDT) holds tremendous promise
for clinical deep-penetrating cancer therapy. However, the clinical application of X-PDT in …

The toxicity of nanoparticles and their interaction with cells: an in vitro metabolomic perspective

M Awashra, P Młynarz - Nanoscale Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nowadays, nanomaterials (NMs) are widely present in daily life due to their significant
benefits, as demonstrated by their application in many fields such as biomedicine …