Biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery to solid tumors

A Gagliardi, E Giuliano, E Venkateswararao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Advances in nanotechnology have favored the development of novel colloidal formulations
able to modulate the pharmacological and biopharmaceutical properties of drugs. The …

Inhalable particulate drug delivery systems for lung cancer therapy: Nanoparticles, microparticles, nanocomposites and nanoaggregates

HM Abdelaziz, M Gaber, MM Abd-Elwakil… - Journal of Controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is progressive evolution in the use of inhalable drug delivery systems (DDSs) for lung
cancer therapy. The inhalation route offers many advantages, being non-invasive method of …

Revolutionizing cancer treatment: the promising horizon of Zein nanosystems

S Preetam, D Duhita Mondal, N Mukerjee… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Various nanomaterials have recently become fascinating tools in cancer diagnostic
applications because of their multifunctional and inherent molecular characteristics that …

Smart polymeric nanoparticles in cancer immunotherapy

Z Yu, X Shen, H Yu, H Tu, C Chittasupho, Y Zhao - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer develops with unexpected mutations and causes death in many patients. Among the
different cancer treatment strategies, immunotherapy is promising with the benefits of high …

Plants and plant-based polymers as scaffolds for tissue engineering

S Iravani, RS Varma - Green Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Diverse scaffold materials created from a variety of biomaterials via a plethora of production
methods have been applied to redevelop varied tissues and body organs. Irrespective of the …

Advances in protein-based nanocarriers of bioactive compounds: From microscopic molecular principles to macroscopical structural and functional attributes

R Zhang, Y Han, W **e, F Liu… - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Many proteins can be used to fabricate nanocarriers for encapsulation, protection, and
controlled release of nutraceuticals. This review examined the protein-based nanocarriers …

Self-assembled amphiphilic zein-lactoferrin micelles for tumor targeted co-delivery of rapamycin and wogonin to breast cancer

SA Sabra, AO Elzoghby, SA Sheweita… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Protein-based micelles have shown significant potential for tumor-targeted delivery of anti-
cancer drugs. In this light, self-assembled nanocarriers based on GRAS (Generally …

Fucoidan/hyaluronic acid cross-linked zein nanoparticles loaded with fisetin as a novel targeted nanotherapy for oral cancer

MA Moustafa, WM El-Refaie, YSR Elnaggar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fisetin (FS) is an anticancer drug having potential role in oral tumors management.
However, its clinical application is limited due to its hydrophobicity and instability. Bioactive …

Zein-vs PLGA-based nanoparticles containing rutin: A comparative investigation

A Gagliardi, D Paolino, N Costa, M Fresta… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last few decades, several natural and synthetic polymers have been used as starting
material for the development of innovative polymeric nanoparticles able to encapsulate …

The use of zein in the controlled release of poorly water-soluble drugs

PHL Tran, W Duan, BJ Lee, TTD Tran - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Although zein is a natural protein derived from corn, it has attracted much interest in
pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences. Recent remarkable investigations on the use of …