Silicon-containing nanomedicine and biomaterials: materials chemistry, multi-dimensional design, and biomedical application

L Chen, S Zhang, Y Duan, X Song, M Chang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The invention of silica-based bioactive glass in the late 1960s has sparked significant
interest in exploring a wide range of silicon-containing biomaterials from the macroscale to …

[HTML][HTML] Peptide-based targeting of immunosuppressive cells in cancer

NT Trac, EJ Chung - Bioactive materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer progression is marked by the infiltration of immunosuppressive cells, such as tumor-
associated macrophages (TAMs), regulatory T lymphocytes (Tregs), and myeloid-derived …

Affecting parameters on electrospinning process and characterization of electrospun gelatin nanofibers

N Okutan, P Terzi, F Altay - Food Hydrocolloids, 2014 - Elsevier
Electrospinning has been one of the simple, versatile and promising processes to produce
continuous nanofibers. Gelatin has been used widely at bulk state in foods for thickening …

Size, stability, and porosity of mesoporous nanoparticles characterized with light scattering

M Kaasalainen, V Aseyev, E von Haartman… - Nanoscale research …, 2017 - Springer
Silicon-based mesoporous nanoparticles have been extensively studied to meet the
challenges in the drug delivery. Functionality of these nanoparticles depends on their …

Size dependent surface charge properties of silica nanoparticles

M Barisik, S Atalay, A Beskok… - The Journal of Physical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticle surface charge density plays an important role in many applications, such as
drug delivery and cellular uptake. In this study, surface charge properties of silica …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement in site-specific delivery of carvacrol for potential treatment of infected wounds using infection responsive nanoparticles loaded into dissolving …

M Mir, AD Permana, N Ahmed, GM Khan… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic wound infections have become a challenging problem due to escalating antibiotic
resistance and lack of viable delivery approaches. Carvacrol (CAR) has been reported to be …

Multifunctional porous silicon nanoparticles for cancer theranostics

CF Wang, MP Sarparanta, EM Mäkilä, MLK Hyvönen… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials provide a unique platform for the development of theranostic systems that
combine diagnostic imaging modalities with a therapeutic payload in a single probe. In this …

Co-delivery of a hydrophobic small molecule and a hydrophilic peptide by porous silicon nanoparticles

D Liu, LM Bimbo, E Mäkilä, F Villanova… - Journal of Controlled …, 2013 - Elsevier
Nanoparticulate drug delivery systems offer remarkable opportunities for clinical treatment.
However, there are several challenges when they are employed to deliver multiple …

Effect of experimental parameters on alginate/chitosan microparticles for BCG encapsulation

LA Caetano, AJ Almeida, LMD Gonçalves - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present study was to develop novel Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-
Guérin (BCG)-loaded polymeric microparticles with optimized particle surface characteristics …

Carvacrol-loaded phytosomes for enhanced wound healing: Molecular docking, formulation, doe-aided optimization, and in vitro/in vivo evaluation

AM Tafish, M El-Sherbiny… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Despite recent advances in wound healing products, phytochemicals have
been considered promising and attractive alternatives. Carvacrol (CAR), a natural phenolic …