Ultrasound-mediated nano drug delivery for treating cancer: Fundamental physics to future directions

FM Kashkooli, A Jakhmola, TK Hornsby… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of biocompatible nanocarriers in medicine has provided several benefits
over conventional treatment methods. However, achieving high treatment efficacy and deep …

Green nanotechnology-based zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterials for biomedical applications: a review

DM Cruz, E Mostafavi, A Vernet-Crua… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The rise of nanotechnology has brought to the world a new potential and broader
perspective of what humanity can achieve through material manipulation at the nanoscale …

Ultrasound-responsive nanocarriers in cancer treatment: A review

NS Awad, V Paul, NM AlSawaftah… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The safe and effective delivery of anticancer agents to diseased tissues is one of the
significant challenges in cancer therapy. Conventional anticancer agents are generally …

Drug delivery by ultrasound-responsive nanocarriers for cancer treatment

K Entzian, A Aigner - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Conventional cancer chemotherapies often exhibit insufficient therapeutic outcomes and
dose-limiting toxicity. Therefore, there is a need for novel therapeutics and formulations with …

[HTML][HTML] A review on plant extract mediated green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles and their biomedical applications

MY Al-darwesh, SS Ibrahim, MA Mohammed - Results in Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) exhibit distinctive characteristics, making them
highly sought-after in many sectors. Nevertheless, conventional techniques for producing …

[HTML][HTML] Drug Release via Ultrasound-Activated Nanocarriers for Cancer Treatment: A Review

KA Al Refaai, NA AlSawaftah, W Abuwatfa… - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Conventional cancer chemotherapy often struggles with safely and effectively delivering
anticancer therapeutics to target tissues, frequently leading to dose-limiting toxicity and …

Effect of phospholipid head group on ultrasound-triggered drug release and cellular uptake of immunoliposomes

NS Awad, V Paul, NM AlSawaftah, GA Husseini - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Liposomes are the most successful nanoparticles used to date to load and deliver
chemotherapeutic agents to cancer cells. They are nano-sized vesicles made up of …

Modeling of anti-cancer drug release kinetics from liposomes and micelles: A review

N Al Sawaftah, V Paul, N Awad… - IEEE transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nanocarriers, such as liposomes and micelles, were developed to enhance the delivery of
therapeutic drugs to malignant tissues. Internal or external stimuli can be applied to achieve …

Targeting breast cancer using hyaluronic acid-conjugated liposomes triggered with ultrasound

SM Ben Daya, V Paul, NS Awad… - Journal of …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
The successful targeting of tumors can be achieved by conjugating targeting moieties to
nanoparticles. These modifications allow nannocarriers to achieve greater targeting …

Effect of pegylation and targeting moieties on the ultrasound-mediated drug release from liposomes

NS Awad, V Paul, MS Mahmoud… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The use of targeted liposomes encapsulating chemotherapy drugs enhances the specific
targeting of cancer cells, thus reducing the side effects of these drugs and providing patient …