Recent advances in composites based on cellulose derivatives for biomedical applications

M Oprea, SI Voicu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Cellulose derivatives represent a viable alternative to pure cellulose due to their solubility in
water and common organic solvents. This, coupled with their low cost, biocompatibility, and …

Gold nanoclusters: imaging, therapy, and theranostic roles in biomedical applications

SM van de Looij, ER Hebels, M Viola… - Bioconjugate …, 2021 - ACS Publications
For the past two decades, atomic gold nanoclusters (AuNCs, ultrasmall clusters of several to
100 gold atoms, having a total diameter of< 2 nm) have emerged as promising agents in the …

Hyaluronic acid for anticancer drug and nucleic acid delivery

F Dosio, S Arpicco, B Stella, E Fattal - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is widely used in anticancer drug delivery, since it is biocompatible,
biodegradable, non-toxic, and non-immunogenic; moreover, HA receptors are …

pH-responsive polymer nanomaterials for tumor therapy

S Chu, X Shi, Y Tian, F Gao - Frontiers in oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The complexity of the tumor microenvironment presents significant challenges to cancer
therapy, while providing opportunities for targeted drug delivery. Using characteristic signals …

Dual inhibitors of human DNA topoisomerase II and other cancer-related targets

Z Skok, N Zidar, D Kikelj, J Ilaš - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Human DNA topoisomerase II is an important target in anticancer therapy. Despite the
clinical success of drugs that target topoisomerase II, the development of resistant cancer …

Visible light-induced crosslinking and physiological stabilization of diselenide-rich nanoparticles for redox-responsive drug release and combination chemotherapy

S Zhai, X Hu, Y Hu, B Wu, D Xing - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Undesired physiological instability of nanocarriers and premature drug leakage during
blood circulation result in compromised therapeutic efficacy and severe side effects, which …

Targeted camptothecin delivery via silicon nanoparticles reduces breast cancer metastasis

M Landgraf, CA Lahr, I Kaur, A Shafiee… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
In advanced breast cancer (BCa) patients, not the primary tumor, but the development of
distant metastases, which occur mainly in the organ bone, and their adverse health effects …

NIR-controlled morphology transformation and pulsatile drug delivery based on multifunctional phototheranostic nanoparticles for photoacoustic imaging-guided …

J Yang, S Zhai, H Qin, H Yan, D Xing, X Hu - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive nanoparticles are focused to promote the pathological specificity and
controlled therapeutic activation in biomedicine, but the multifunctional modulation remains …

Dual-drug backboned polyprodrug with a predefined drug combination for synergistic chemotherapy

F Yu, Y Tu, S Luo, X Xiao, W Yao, M Jiang, X Jiang… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
The codelivery of drugs at specific optimal ratios to cancer cells is vital for combination
chemotherapy. However, most of the current strategies are unable to coordinate the loading …

Camptothecin and its derivatives: Advancements, mechanisms and clinical potential in cancer therapy

M Kamle, S Pandhi, S Mishra, S Barua, A Kurian… - Medical Oncology, 2024 - Springer
Camptothecin (CPT), an alkaloid isolated from the Camptotheca tree, has demonstrated
significant anticancer properties in a range of malignancies. However, its therapeutic …