Development of nanotechnology-mediated precision radiotherapy for anti-metastasis and radioprotection

Y Pan, W Tang, W Fan, J Zhang, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Radiotherapy (RT), including external beam RT and internal radiation therapy, uses high-
energy ionizing radiation to kill tumor cells. However, ionizing radiation inevitably damages …

Self‐assembled peptide‐based nanomaterials for biomedical imaging and therapy

GB Qi, YJ Gao, L Wang, H Wang - Advanced materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Peptide‐based materials are one of the most important biomaterials, with diverse structures
and functionalities. Over the past few decades, a self‐assembly strategy is introduced to …

Functional block copolymer assemblies responsive to tumor and intracellular microenvironments for site-specific drug delivery and enhanced imaging performance

Z Ge, S Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembled nanostructures of amphiphilic and double hydrophilic block copolymers
have been increasingly utilized as potent polymeric nanocarriers of therapeutic drugs …

Enzyme-responsive polymeric assemblies, nanoparticles and hydrogels

J Hu, G Zhang, S Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Being responsive and adaptive to external stimuli is an intrinsic feature characteristic of all
living organisms and soft matter. Specifically, responsive polymers can exhibit reversible or …

Recent advances in smart hydrogels for biomedical applications: From self-assembly to functional approaches

NN Ferreira, LMB Ferreira, VMO Cardoso… - European Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review discusses basic aspects used to control the architecture and functional
properties of smart hydrogels. The introduction briefly outlines what has been accomplished …

Smart hydrogels–synthetic stimuli-responsive antitumor drug release systems

A Kasiński, M Zielińska-Pisklak, E Oledzka… - International journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Among modern drug formulations, stimuli-responsive hydrogels also called “smart
hydrogels” deserve a special attention. The basic feature of this system is the ability to …

Stimuli-sensitive nanopreparations for combination cancer therapy

A Jhaveri, P Deshpande, V Torchilin - Journal of controlled release, 2014 - Elsevier
Nanocarriers have revolutionized drug delivery practices over the past couple of decades,
primarily due to the advances in materials chemistry, nanotechnology and nanomedicine …

Recent progress of in situ formed gels for biomedical applications

UP Shinde, B Yeon, B Jeong - Progress in polymer science, 2013 - Elsevier
With the rapid progress of biomedical technology, hydrogels that can be prepared under bio-
friendly conditions are urgently needed. In situ gelling systems have been extensively …

Temperature-responsive compounds as in situ gelling biomedical materials

HJ Moon, MH Park, MK Joo, B Jeong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous solutions that undergo sol-to-gel transition as the temperature increases have
been extensively studied during the last decade. The material can be designed by …

Internal stimuli-responsive nanocarriers for drug delivery: Design strategies and applications

M Liu, H Du, W Zhang, G Zhai - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2017 - Elsevier
The design of internal stimuli-responsive nanocarriers has been extensively used for
delivery of various active compounds including drugs, peptides and genes. These …