Fluorescent nanoparticles for super-resolution imaging

W Li, GS Kaminski Schierle, B Lei, Y Liu… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Super-resolution imaging techniques that overcome the diffraction limit of light have gained
wide popularity for visualizing cellular structures with nanometric resolution. Following the …

Smart and bioinspired systems for overcoming biological barriers and enhancing disease theranostics

X Li, Y Gao, H Li, JP Majoral, X Shi, A Pich - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine has emerged as a promising mean to improve theranostic efficacy and
reduce side effects. Currently, only very small percentage of injected dose reaches the solid …

Self‐assembled peptide‐based nanomaterials for biomedical imaging and therapy

GB Qi, YJ Gao, L Wang, H Wang - Advanced materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Peptide‐based materials are one of the most important biomaterials, with diverse structures
and functionalities. Over the past few decades, a self‐assembly strategy is introduced to …

Harnessing endogenous stimuli for responsive materials in theranostics

AB Cook, P Decuzzi - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Materials that respond to endogenous stimuli are being leveraged to enhance
spatiotemporal control in a range of biomedical applications from drug delivery to diagnostic …

Brief update on endocytosis of nanomedicines

S Patel, J Kim, M Herrera, A Mukherjee… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
The complexity of nanoscale interactions between biomaterials and cells has limited the
realization of the ultimate vision of nanotechnology in diagnostics and therapeutics. As such …

Metalloproteinases and their inhibitors: potential for the development of new therapeutics

M Raeeszadeh-Sarmazdeh, LD Do, BG Hritz - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The metalloproteinase (MP) family of zinc-dependent proteases, including matrix
metalloproteinases (MMPs), a disintegrin and metalloproteases (ADAMs), and a disintegrin …

Enzyme-responsive nanomaterials for controlled drug delivery

Q Hu, PS Katti, Z Gu - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Enzymes underpin physiological function and exhibit dysregulation in many disease-
associated microenvironments and aberrant cell processes. Exploiting altered enzyme …

Stimuli-responsive nanomaterials for biomedical applications

AP Blum, JK Kammeyer, AM Rush… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Nature employs a variety of tactics to precisely time and execute the processes and
mechanics of life, relying on sequential sense and response cascades to transduce …

Development of endogenous enzyme-responsive nanomaterials for theranostics

J Mu, J Lin, P Huang, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of stimuli-responsive nanomaterials provides great potential for accurate
diagnosis, effective treatment and precision theranostics. Among the sources of endogenous …

MMP-responsive 'smart'drug delivery and tumor targeting

Q Yao, L Kou, Y Tu, L Zhu - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2018 - cell.com
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are major extracellular enzymes involved in cancer
initiation, progression, and metastasis. MMPs are widely used as cancer biomarkers and …