In situ self-assembly for cancer therapy and imaging

J Kim, S Lee, Y Kim, M Choi, I Lee, E Kim… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In situ self-assembly—the in situ formation of complex materials via biochemical reactions of
monomers—has enhanced the efficacy of drug delivery for cancer therapy and imaging. So …

[HTML][HTML] Stimuli-activatable nanomedicine meets cancer theranostics

H Li, Y Feng, Q Luo, Z Li, X Li, H Gan, Z Gu, Q Gong… - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Stimuli-activatable strategies prevail in the design of nanomedicine for cancer theranostics.
Upon exposure to endogenous/exogenous stimuli, the stimuli-activatable nanomedicine …

Tumor abnormality-oriented nanomedicine design

Q Zhou, J **ang, N Qiu, Y Wang, Y Piao, S Shao… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anticancer nanomedicines have been proven effective in mitigating the side effects of
chemotherapeutic drugs. However, challenges remain in augmenting their therapeutic …

Apoptosis-amplified assembly of porphyrin nanofiber enhances photodynamic therapy of oral tumor

X Liu, W Zhan, G Gao, Q Jiang, X Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common oral cancer, having high
recurrence and metastasis features. In addition to surgery, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is …

One-dimensional nanomaterials for cancer therapy and diagnosis

J Shin, N Kang, B Kim, H Hong, L Yu, J Kim… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
One-dimensional (1-D) nanomaterials possess unique shape-dependent phyicochemical
properties and are increasingly recognized as promising materials for nanotechnology. 1-D …

Synthesizing biomaterials in living organisms

X Zhang, J Wang, Y Zhang, Z Yang, J Gao… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Living organisms fabricate biomacromolecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins by the self-
assembly process. The research on the mechanism of biomacromolecule formation also …

Enzyme-Instructed Intracellular Peptide Assemblies

Z Liu, J Guo, Y Qiao, B Xu - Accounts of chemical research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Higher-order or supramolecular protein assemblies, usually regulated by
enzymatic reactions, are ubiquitous and essential for cellular functions. This evolutionary …

Photoswitchable coordination cages

E Benchimol, J Tessarolo, GH Clever - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Stimuli-responsive behaviour is key to the design of smart materials, surfaces, nano-systems
and effector molecules, allowing their application as switchable catalysts, molecular …

Self‐Assembling Peptide‐Based Functional Biomaterials

Y Huo, J Hu, Y Yin, P Liu, K Cai, W Ji - ChemBioChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Peptides can self‐assemble into various hierarchical nanostructures through noncovalent
interactions and form functional materials exhibiting excellent chemical and physical …

A comprehensive review on peptide-bearing biomaterials: From ex situ to in situ self-assembly

SY Qin, JQ Feng, YJ Cheng, WL Liu, AQ Zhang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the last few decades, we have witnessed the great advances of molecular self-assembly
in biomedical applications. Among the building blocks for molecular self-assembly, peptide …