Curcumin-loaded zein nanoparticles: A quality by design approach for enhanced drug delivery and cytotoxicity against cancer cells

CS Jayalakshmi, M Haider, M Rawas-Qalaji… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2025 - Elsevier
Zein, a maize protein, has been explored for constructing potential biomaterial due to its
hydrophobic nature, self-assembly capability, and biocompatibility. In its nanoparticulate …

Improvement of N‐Acetylcysteine Loaded in PLGA Nanoparticles by Nanoprecipitation Method

R Lancheros, CA Guerrero… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
N‐Acetylcysteine (NAC) is a hydrophilic compound with a low bioavailability. It has been
used as an effective antioxidant agent. This research seeks to enhance the entrapment of …

Fluorescence microscopy‐based analysis of apoptosis induced by platinum nanoparticles against breast cancer cells

P Puja, NM Vinita, U Devan… - Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, capping molecules onto the surface of nanomaterials has become an
interesting field of research. This idea facilitates the biological applications of nanomaterials …

Activatable superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles scavenge reactive oxygen species in macrophages and endothelial cells

C Nwasike, E Yoo, E Purr, AL Doiron - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are key markers of inflammation, with varying levels of
superoxide indicating the degree of inflammation. Inflammatory diseases remain the leading …

Particle-in-particle platform for nanoconfinement-induced oncothermia

E Yoo, JH Choi, NH Hoang, JS Lee… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Oncothermia, a special form of hyperthermia for oncological purposes, has been widely
shown to be an effective mode of cancer therapy. However, its adoption among standard …

Incorporation of Targeting Biomolecule Improves Interpolymer Complex-Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Attachment to and Activation of T2 MR Signals …

C Nwasike, E Purr, JS Nagi, GJ Mahler… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Inflammatory diseases are the leading cause of death in the world, accounting
for 3 out of 5 deaths. Despite the abundance of diagnostic tools for detection, most screening …

Development and characterization of phytosterol nanoemulsions and self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems

Y Chuanxun, Z Xueru, J Risheng - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
The aim of this study is to develop a self microemulsion drug delivery system for phytosterols
to improve the solubility and bioavailability. The results showed that the formulation of …