Three-dimensional spheroids as in vitro preclinical models for cancer research

B Pinto, AC Henriques, PMA Silva, H Bousbaa - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Most cancer biologists still rely on conventional two-dimensional (2D) monolayer culture
techniques to test in vitro anti-tumor drugs prior to in vivo testing. However, the vast majority …

Engineered nanomedicines with enhanced tumor penetration

J Ding, J Chen, L Gao, Z Jiang, Y Zhang, M Li, Q Xiao… - Nano Today, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine has been extensively explored to enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy with
modest therapeutic efficacy in the clinic, owing to various factors. A primary factor is …

3D cell culture models as recapitulators of the tumor microenvironment for the screening of anti-cancer drugs

MAG Barbosa, CPR Xavier, RF Pereira, V Petrikaitė… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models have been proposed as
alternatives for initial drug screening to increase drug development efficiency. In addition to …

Physical properties of nanoparticles that result in improved cancer targeting

R Zein, W Sharrouf, K Selting - Journal of Oncology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The therapeutic efficacy of drugs is dependent upon the ability of a drug to reach its target,
and drug penetration into tumors is limited by abnormal vasculature and high interstitial …

Engineered strategies to enhance tumor penetration of drug-loaded nanoparticles

M Souri, M Soltani, FM Kashkooli… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanocarriers have been widely employed in preclinical studies and clinical trials for the
delivery of anticancer drugs. The most important causes of failure in clinical translation of …

Bridging bio–nano science and cancer nanomedicine

M Bjornmalm, KJ Thurecht, M Michael, AM Scott… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The interface of bio–nano science and cancer medicine is an area experiencing much
progress but also beset with controversy. Core concepts of the field eg, the enhanced …

A review of particle shape effects on material properties for various engineering applications: from macro to nanoscale

U Ulusoy - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
It is well known that most particle technology studies attempting to predict secondary
properties based on primary properties such as size and shape begin with particle …

Nanoparticles as novel elicitors to improve bioactive compounds in plants

SJ Rivero-Montejo, M Vargas-Hernandez… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bioactive compounds (eg, flavonoids, phenolics acids, alkaloids and carotenoids) are
commercially-valued products, due to their wide array of applications in the medical …

The progress and perspective of strategies to improve tumor penetration of nanomedicines

J Hu, X Yuan, F Wang, H Gao, X Liu, W Zhang - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Tumor penetration is important for effectively tumor targeting drug delivery. Recently, many
researches are published to overcome the barriers that restrict tumor penetration and …

A detailed insight of the tumor targeting using nanocarrier drug delivery system

S Batool, S Sohail, F ud Din, AH Alamri… - Drug Delivery, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Human struggle against the deadly disease conditions is continued since ages. The
contribution of science and technology in fighting against these diseases cannot be ignored …