Progressing nanotechnology to improve targeted cancer treatment: overcoming hurdles in its clinical implementation

M Chehelgerdi, M Chehelgerdi, OQB Allela… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
The use of nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionize the detection and treatment of
cancer. Developments in protein engineering and materials science have led to the …

Targeting drugs to tumours using cell membrane-coated nanoparticles

RH Fang, W Gao, L Zhang - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2023 - nature.com
Traditional cancer therapeutics, such as chemotherapies, are often limited by their non-
specific nature, causing harm to non-malignant tissues. Over the past several decades …

Smart nanoparticles for cancer therapy

L Sun, H Liu, Y Ye, Y Lei, R Islam, S Tan… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Smart nanoparticles, which can respond to biological cues or be guided by them, are
emerging as a promising drug delivery platform for precise cancer treatment. The field of …

Liposomes: Structure, composition, types, and clinical applications

H Nsairat, D Khater, U Sayed, F Odeh, A Al Bawab… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Liposomes are now considered the most commonly used nanocarriers for various potentially
active hydrophobic and hydrophilic molecules due to their high biocompatibility …

The exit of nanoparticles from solid tumours

LNM Nguyen, ZP Lin, S Sindhwani, P MacMillan… - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Nanoparticles enter tumours through endothelial cells, gaps or other mechanisms, but how
they exit is unclear. The current paradigm states that collapsed tumour lymphatic vessels …

Shining new light on biological systems: luminescent transition metal complexes for bioimaging and biosensing applications

LCC Lee, KKW Lo - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Luminescence imaging is a powerful and versatile technique for investigating cell
physiology and pathology in living systems, making significant contributions to life science …

Understanding ligand-protected noble metal nanoclusters at work

MF Matus, H Häkkinen - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Ligand-protected noble metal nanoclusters, commonly termed 'monolayer-protected metal
clusters'(MPCs), comprise a common set of structures with an inorganic core stabilized by an …

Nanoparticles for cancer therapy: current progress and challenges

S Gavas, S Quazi, TM Karpiński - Nanoscale research letters, 2021 - Springer
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and morbidity with a complex pathophysiology.
Traditional cancer therapies include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and …

Macrophage-targeted nanomedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis

W Chen, M Schilperoort, Y Cao, J Shi, I Tabas… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Nanotechnology could improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis
and contribute to the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to further …

BODIPY as a Multifunctional Theranostic Reagent in Biomedicine: Self‐Assembly, Properties, and Applications

HB Cheng, X Cao, S Zhang, K Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The use of boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) in biomedicine is reviewed. To open, its
synthesis and regulatory strategies are summarized, and inspiring cutting‐edge work in post …