The development of biodegradable polymers represents a revolution in medicine spanning
over 50 years and leading to significant biotechnological advancements in drug delivery …

Highlights•Hydrogel-based drug delivery systems can be more efficacious than the systemic
therapies.•They provide a high concentration and a sustained release of the drugs at tumor …

Starch is an excellent alternative to produce packaging materials, however, due to its high
hydrophilicity, it is necessary to mix it with other polymers. Chitosan (CTS) is a polymer …

There is a need for safer and improved methods for non-invasive imaging of the
gastrointestinal tract. Modalities based on X-ray radiation, magnetic resonance and …

Most of the administered anti-cancer drugs are hydrophobic in nature and are known to
have poor water solubility, short residence time, rapid clearance from the body and systemic …

Stimuli responsive hydrogels (SRHs) are attractive bioscaffolds for tissue engineering. The
structural similarity of SRHs to the extracellular matrix (ECM) of many tissues offers great …

It is a challenge to eradicate tumor cells while sparing normal cells. We used
magnetoelectric nanoparticles (MENs) to control drug delivery and release. The physics is …

Hypoxia and overexpression of glutathione (GSH) are typical characteristics of the tumor
microenvironment, which severely hinders cancer treatments. Here, we design a novel …

Tumor reinitiating cancer stem-like cells are responsible for cancer recurrence associated
with conventional chemotherapy. We developed a doxorubicin-encapsulated polymeric …

The functionalization of polymeric substances is of great interest for the development of
innovative materials for advanced applications. For many decades, the functionalization of …