Aliphatic polycarbonates from cyclic carbonate monomers and their application as biomaterials

W Yu, E Maynard, V Chiaradia, MC Arno… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aliphatic polycarbonates have gained increased attention as biomaterials largely owing to
their biocompatibility and tunable degradation. Moreover, the ability to introduce functional …

Bioactive synthetic polymers

K Jung, N Corrigan, EHH Wong, C Boyer - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic polymers are omnipresent in society as textiles and packaging materials, in
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …

A transistor-like pH-sensitive nanodetergent for selective cancer therapy

M Liu, L Huang, W Zhang, X Wang, Y Geng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Plasma membrane rupture is a promising strategy for drug-resistant cancer treatment, but its
application is limited by the low tumour selectivity of membranolytic molecules. Here we …

Polyprodrug nanomedicines: an emerging paradigm for cancer therapy

K Yang, Z Yang, G Yu, Z Nie, R Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomedicines have the potential to provide advanced therapeutic strategies in combating
tumors. Polymer‐prodrug‐based nanomedicines are particularly attractive in cancer …

Carboxylated chitosan-mediated improved efficacy of mesoporous silica nanoparticle-based targeted drug delivery system for breast cancer therapy

G Lohiya, DS Katti - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle-based targeting of overexpressed cell-surface receptors is a promising
strategy that provides precise delivery of drugs to cancer cells. In the present study, we …

Cyclodextrin-based delivery systems for chemotherapeutic anticancer drugs: A review

B Tian, S Hua, J Liu - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer is increasingly becoming a serious threat to human life and health. Therefore, the
development of safe and effective therapeutic agents against the disease is of crucial …

Nanoparticles destabilizing the cell membranes triggered by NIR light for cancer imaging and photo-immunotherapy

D Tang, M Cui, B Wang, G Liang, H Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cationic polymers have great potential for cancer therapy due to their unique interactions
with cancer cells. However, their clinical application remains limited by their high toxicity …

Recent advances in nanostrategies capable of overcoming biological barriers for tumor management

D Huo, X Jiang, Y Hu - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Engineered nanomaterials have been extensively employed as therapeutics for tumor
management. Meanwhile, the complex tumor niche along with multiple barriers at the …

A native drug-free macromolecular therapeutic to trigger mutual reinforcing of endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial dysfunction for cancer treatment

W Wang, Y Zhang, Z Wang, X Liu, S Lu, X Hu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Drug-free macromolecular therapeutics are promising alternatives to traditional drugs.
Nanomedicines with multiple organelles targeting can potentially increase the efficacy …

[HTML][HTML] From oncolytic peptides to oncolytic polymers: A new paradigm for oncotherapy

H Liu, W Shen, W Liu, Z Yang, D Yin, C **ao - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Traditional cancer therapy methods, especially those directed against specific intracellular
targets or signaling pathways, are not powerful enough to overcome tumor heterogeneity …