Zwitterionic biomaterials

Q Li, C Wen, J Yang, X Zhou, Y Zhu, J Zheng… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The term “zwitterionic polymers” refers to polymers that bear a pair of oppositely charged
groups in their repeating units. When these oppositely charged groups are equally …

The tumor EPR effect for cancer drug delivery: Current status, limitations, and alternatives

R Sun, J Xiang, Q Zhou, Y Piao, J Tang, S Shao… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past three decades, the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect has
been considered the basis of tumor-targeted drug delivery. Various cancer nanomedicines …

Size-Dependent In Vivo Transport of Nanoparticles: Implications for Delivery, Targeting, and Clearance

M Xu, Y Qi, G Liu, Y Song, X Jiang, B Du - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Understanding the in vivo transport of nanoparticles provides guidelines for designing
nanomedicines with higher efficacy and fewer side effects. Among many factors, the size of …

Tumor abnormality-oriented nanomedicine design

Q Zhou, J Xiang, N Qiu, Y Wang, Y Piao, S Shao… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anticancer nanomedicines have been proven effective in mitigating the side effects of
chemotherapeutic drugs. However, challenges remain in augmenting their therapeutic …

Stimuli-responsive polymer-based nanosystems for cancer theranostics

D Wei, Y Sun, H Zhu, Q Fu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Stimuli-responsive polymers can respond to internal stimuli, such as reactive oxygen
species (ROS), glutathione (GSH), and pH, biological stimuli, such as enzymes, and external …

Biomedical polymers: synthesis, properties, and applications

WH Chen, QW Chen, Q Chen, C Cui, S Duan… - Science China …, 2022 - Springer
Biomedical polymers have been extensively developed for promising applications in a lot of
biomedical fields, such as therapeutic medicine delivery, disease detection and diagnosis …

Mitochondria-targeting polymer micelle of dichloroacetate induced pyroptosis to enhance osteosarcoma immunotherapy

J Jin, P Yuan, W Yu, J Lin, A Xu, X Xu, J Lou, T Yu… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Pyroptosis has been reported to improve the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment
and may be a strategy to enhance osteosarcoma treatment. The extent to which modulation …

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 …

Mucus Penetrating and Cell‐Binding Polyzwitterionic Micelles as Potent Oral Nanomedicine for Cancer Drug Delivery

W Fan, Q Wei, J Xiang, Y Tang, Q Zhou… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Orally administrable anticancer nanomedicines are highly desirable due to their easy and
repeatable administration, but are not yet feasible because the current nanomedicine cannot …

[HTML][HTML] Enzyme-triggered deep tumor penetration of a dual-drug nanomedicine enables an enhanced cancer combination therapy

L Gu, Z Duan, X Li, X Li, Y Li, X Li, G Xu, P Gao… - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer cells could be eradicated by promoting generation of excessive intracellular reactive
oxygen species (ROS) via emerging nanomedicines. However, tumor heterogeneity and …