Polymeric micelles in cancer therapy: State of the art

B Ghosh, S Biswas - Journal of Controlled Release, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, polymeric micelles have been extensively utilized in pre-clinical studies for
delivering poorly soluble chemotherapeutic agents in cancer. Polymeric micelles are formed …

Biosurfactants, natural alternatives to synthetic surfactants: Physicochemical properties and applications

R Jahan, AM Bodratti, M Tsianou… - Advances in colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants comprise a wide array of amphiphilic molecules synthesized by plants,
animals, and microbes. The synthesis route dictates their molecular characteristics, leading …

Steric effects in the deposition mode and drug-delivering efficiency of nanocapsule-based multilayer films

L Xu, Z Chu, J Zhang, T Cai, X Zhang, Y Li, H Wang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Using surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), block polymers with a
series of quaternization degrees were coated on the surface of silica nanocapsules (SNCs) …

Temperature-responsive multilayer films based on block copolymer-coated silica nanoparticles for long-term release of favipiravir

L Xu, X Zhang, Z Chu, H Wang, Y Li… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Using surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization, temperature-responsive block
polymers were functionalized on the surface of silica nanocapsules (SNCs) by a “grafting …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress of lipid nanoparticles-based lipophilic drug delivery: focus on surface modifications

Y Seo, H Lim, H Park, J Yu, J An, HY Yoo, T Lee - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Numerous drugs have emerged to treat various diseases, such as COVID-19, cancer, and
protect human health. Approximately 40% of them are lipophilic and are used for treating …

Ocular drug delivery to the retina: current innovations and future perspectives

HM Kim, SJ Woo - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Treatment options for retinal diseases, such as neovascular age-related macular
degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal vascular disorders, have markedly expanded …

[HTML][HTML] Lipidic lyotropic liquid crystals: Insights on biomedical applications

G Blanco-Fernández, B Blanco-Fernandez… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Liquid crystals (LCs) possess unique physicochemical properties, translatable into a wide
range of applications. To date, lipidic lyotropic LCs (LLCs) have been extensively explored …

Diagnostic, therapeutic, and theranostic multifunctional microneedles

YN Ertas, D Ertas, A Erdem, F Segujja, S Dulchavsky… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microneedles (MNs) have maintained their popularity in therapeutic and diagnostic medical
applications throughout the past decade. MNs are originally designed to gently puncture the …

Harnessing amphiphilic polymeric micelles for diagnostic and therapeutic applications: Breakthroughs and bottlenecks

J Kaur, V Mishra, SK Singh, M Gulati, B Kapoor… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Amphiphilic block copolymers are widely utilized in the design of formulations owing to their
unique physicochemical properties, flexible structures and functional chemistry. Amphiphilic …

Brain delivery of curcumin through low-intensity ultrasound-induced blood–brain barrier opening via lipid-plga nanobubbles

Y Yan, Y Chen, Z Liu, F Cai, W Niu, L Song… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Owing
to the presence of blood–brain barrier (BBB), conventional pharmaceutical agents are …