Nanoparticles as drug delivery systems: a review of the implication of nanoparticles' physicochemical properties on responses in biological systems

A Yusuf, ARZ Almotairy, H Henidi, OY Alshehri… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last four decades, nanotechnology has gained momentum with no sign of slowing
down. The application of inventions or products from nanotechnology has revolutionised all …

Hybrid nanoplatforms comprising organic nanocompartments encapsulating inorganic nanoparticles for enhanced drug delivery and bioimaging applications

F Yanar, D Carugo, X Zhang - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Organic and inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted significant attention due to their
unique physico-chemical properties, which have paved the way for their application in …

Green synthesized silver nanoparticle-loaded liposome-based nanoarchitectonics for cancer management: in vitro drug release analysis

P Jayachandran, S Ilango, V Suseela, R Nirmaladevi… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles act as antitumor agents because of their antiproliferative and apoptosis-
inducing properties. The present study aims to develop silver nanoparticle-loaded …

RETRACTED: Optimized Icariin Phytosomes Exhibit Enhanced Cytotoxicity and Apoptosis-Inducing Activities in Ovarian Cancer Cells

NA Alhakamy, UA Fahmy, SM Badr-Eldin, OAA Ahmed… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Icariin (ICA) is a flavonol glycoside that has pleiotropic pharmacological actions. It has
cytotoxic effects against ovarian cancer cells and increases their chemosensitivity to …

Assessment of cytotoxicity and antibacterial effects of silver nanoparticle-doped titanium alloy surfaces

Y Kirmanidou, M Sidira, A Bakopoulou, A Tsouknidas… - Dental Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to develop silver nanoparticle (AgNP)-doped Ti 6 Al 4 V alloy
surfaces and investigate their antibacterial properties against representative periopathogens …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of lycopene as an adjuvant therapy with 5-florouracil in human colon cancer

NM Alhoshani, NS Al-Johani, N Alkeraishan… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Colon cancer (CC) is among the most frequent human cancers. Although, there is
improvement in diagnostic techniques and existing treatment possibilities. Still, there is an …

Synergistic and enhanced anticancer effect of a facile surface modified non-cytotoxic silver nanoparticle conjugated with gemcitabine in metastatic breast cancer cells

A Karuppaiah, K Siram, D Selvaraj… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
The safety and efficacy of metallic nanoparticles was one of the major challenges that limit
their use in the treatment of cancer. Nanotechnology is applied in the field of pharmaceutical …

Epidermal Growth Factor-labeled liposomes as a way to target the toxicity of silver nanoparticles into EGFR-overexpressing cancer cells in vitro

B Skóra, T Piechowiak, KA Szychowski - Toxicology and Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are the most toxic nanostructures for both cancer and healthy
cells. Thus, their usefulness in the anticancer therapy is limited. Interestingly, the epidermal …

3D hybrid structures based on biomimetic membranes and Caryophyllus aromaticus-“green” synthesized nano-silver with improved bioperformances

ME Barbinta-Patrascu, N Badea, M Bacalum… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper describes an innovative bio-design of some hybrid nanoarchitectures containing
bioartificial membranes and silver nanoparticles phytogenerated by using a natural extract …

Hydrophilic silver nanoparticles loaded into niosomes: Physical–chemical characterization in view of biological applications

F Rinaldi, E Del Favero, J Moeller, PN Hanieh… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used as antibacterial agents and anticancer drugs,
but often their low stability limits their mass production and broad applications. The use of …