Properties and application of nanostructure in liquid crystals

GF Smaisim, KJ Mohammed, SK Hadrawi, H Koten… - BioNanoScience, 2023 - Springer
Liquid crystal materials are a suitable environment for the synthesis of nanostructures of
uniform size and shape due to their order and yet mobility at the molecular level. Dense …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in drug delivery applications of cubosomes, hexosomes, and solid lipid nanoparticles

A Yaghmur, H Mu - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of lipid nanocarriers for drug delivery applications is an active research area, and a
great interest has particularly been shown in the past two decades. Among different lipid …

Advances in structural design of lipid-based nanoparticle carriers for delivery of macromolecular drugs, phytochemicals and anti-tumor agents

A Angelova, VM Garamus, B Angelov, Z Tian… - Advances in colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present work highlights recent achievements in development of nanostructured
dispersions and biocolloids for drug delivery applications. We emphasize the key role of …

Advances in the design of ph-sensitive cubosome liquid crystalline nanocarriers for drug delivery applications

O Mertins, PD Mathews, A Angelova - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nanostructure bicontinuous cubic phase self-assembled materials are receiving expanding
applications as biocompatible delivery systems in various therapeutic fields. The …

Layer-by-layer nanoparticles of tamoxifen and resveratrol for dual drug delivery system and potential triple-negative breast cancer treatment

AA Al-Jubori, GM Sulaiman, AT Tawfeeq… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticle development demonstrates use in various physicochemical, biological, and
functional properties for biomedical applications, including anti-cancer applications. In the …

Cubosomes and hexosomes as versatile platforms for drug delivery

IDM Azmi, SM Moghimi, A Yaghmur - Therapeutic delivery, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Nonlamellar liquid crystalline phases are attractive platforms for drug solubilization and
targeted delivery. The attractiveness of this formulation principle is linked to the …

Anticancer activity of thymoquinone cubic phase nanoparticles against human breast cancer: Formulation, cytotoxicity and subcellular localization

MM Mehanna, R Sarieddine, JK Alwattar… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive disorder which accounts for at
least 15% of breast cancer diagnosis and a high percentage of breast cancer morbidity …

Cubosomal lipid nanoassemblies with pH-sensitive shells created by biopolymer complexes: A synchrotron SAXS study

PD Mathews, O Mertins, B Angelov… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
We report a strategy for sustainable development of pH-responsive cubic liquid crystalline
nanoparticles (cubosomes), in which the structure-defining lyotropic nonlamellar lipid and …

Formulation and evaluation of simvastatin cubosomal nanoparticles for assessing its wound healing effect

LM Ahmed, KMA Hassanein, FA Mohamed… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Wound healing is one of the most challenging medical circumstances for patients.
Pathogens can infect wounds, resulting in tissue damage, inflammation, and disruption of …

Lipidic cubic‐phase nanoparticles—cubosomes for efficient drug delivery to cancer cells

E Nazaruk, A Majkowska‐Pilip, R Bilewicz - ChemPlusChem, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembled lipid liquid‐crystalline nanoparticles, known as cubosomes, were used for
the delivery of the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX). Several properties make cubosomes …