Nanoparticles for photothermal therapies

D Jaque, LM Maestro, B del Rosal, P Haro-Gonzalez… - nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The current status of the use of nanoparticles for photothermal treatments is reviewed in
detail. The different families of heating nanoparticles are described paying special attention …

Endocytosis of nanomedicines

G Sahay, DY Alakhova, AV Kabanov - Journal of controlled release, 2010 - Elsevier
Novel nanomaterials are being developed to improve diagnosis and therapy of diseases
through effective delivery of drugs, biopharmaceutical molecules and imaging agents to …

Lipid-based drug delivery systems in cancer therapy: what is available and what is yet to come

P Yingchoncharoen, DS Kalinowski… - Pharmacological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cancer is a leading cause of death in many countries around the world. However, the
efficacy of current standard treatments for a variety of cancers is suboptimal. First, most …

Biodegradation, biodistribution and toxicity of chitosan

T Kean, M Thanou - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide that has attracted significant scientific interest during
the last two decades. It is a potentially biologically compatible material that is chemically …

Effect of zeta potential on the properties of nano-drug delivery systems-a review (Part 1)

S Honary, F Zahir - Tropical journal of pharmaceutical research, 2013 - ajol.info
Zeta potential is a scientific term for electrokinetic potential in colloidal systems which has a
major effect on the various properties of nano-drug delivery systems. Presently, colloidal …

Insight into nanoparticle cellular uptake and intracellular targeting

B Yameen, WI Choi, C Vilos, A Swami, J Shi… - Journal of controlled …, 2014 - Elsevier
Collaborative efforts from the fields of biology, materials science, and engineering are
leading to exciting progress in the development of nanomedicines. Since the targets of many …

RGD-based strategies to target alpha (v) beta (3) integrin in cancer therapy and diagnosis

F Danhier, A Le Breton, V Préat - Molecular pharmaceutics, 2012 - ACS Publications
The integrin αvβ3 plays an important role in angiogenesis. It is expressed on tumoral
endothelial cells as well as on some tumor cells. RGD peptides are well-known to bind …

Smart peptide-based supramolecular photodynamic metallo-nanodrugs designed by multicomponent coordination self-assembly

S Li, Q Zou, Y Li, C Yuan, R **ng… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular photosensitizer nanodrugs that combine the flexibility of supramolecular
self-assembly and the advantage of spatiotemporal, controlled drug delivery are promising …