Protein-based therapeutics are an attractive alternative to established therapeutic
approaches and represent one of the fastest growing families of drugs. While many of these …

Design and functionalization strategies for multifunctional nanocarriers (eg, nanoparticles,
micelles, polymersomes) based on biodegradable/biocompatible polymers intended to be …

Nanoparticle technologies are significantly impacting the development of both therapeutic
and diagnostic agents. At the intersection between treatment and diagnosis, interest has …

Polypeptides derived from naturally occurring α-amino acids have emerged as a unique and
versatile family of bio-inspired biomaterials that can be tailor-made for varying biomedical …

Polymeric micelles are potentially efficient in encapsulating and performing the controlled
release of various hydrophobic drug molecules. Understanding the fundamental …

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a nonsulfated glycosaminoglycan and a major component of the
extracellular matrix. HA is overexpressed by numerous tumor cells, especially tumor …

Polymeric vesicles, or polymersomes, are nano-to micrometre sized polymeric capsules with
a bilayered membrane. Applications of these vesicles are foreseen in nanomedicine, in vivo …

Polysaccharide chemistry is enjoying accelerating development thanks to advances in
synthetic techniques, biochemistry and solvents, which enable polysaccharide materials to …

Natural polymers, such as polysaccharides and proteins, have been widely studied for
numerous biomedical applications because of their bioactivity, natural origin, and …

Nanoparticles (NPs) are novel drug delivery systems that have been attracting more and
more attention in recent years, and have been used for the treatment of cancer, infection …