Nanomaterials for diagnosis and treatment of brain cancer: Recent updates

M Mukhtar, M Bilal, A Rahdar, M Barani, R Arshad… - Chemosensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Brain tumors, especially glioblastoma, remain the most aggressive form of all the cancers
because of inefficient diagnosis and profiling. Nanostructures, such as metallic …

Phytochemical-loaded liposomes for anticancer therapy: an updated review

VP Chavda, D Vihol, B Mehta, D Shah, M Patel… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The major obstacles observed in current chemotherapy are severe adverse effects, narrow
therapeutic indexes and multidrug resistance. Anticancer phytochemicals are extracted and …

Bimetallic Au–Ag nanoparticles: advanced nanotechnology for tackling antimicrobial resistance

C Singh, AK Mehata, V Priya, AK Malik, A Setia… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
To date, there are no antimicrobial agents available in the market that have absolute control
over the growing threat of bacterial strains. The increase in the production capacity of …

Graphene quantum dots as a potential diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the management of Alzheimer's disease

S Ghosh, B Sachdeva, P Sachdeva, V Chaudhary… - Carbon Letters, 2022 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common forms of dementia, affecting more than
50 million people globally. The onset of AD is linked to age, smoking, obesity …

Design and applications of liposome-in-gel as carriers for cancer therapy

Y Mou, P Zhang, WF Lai, D Zhang - Drug Delivery, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer has long been a hot research topic, and recent years have witnessed the incidence
of cancer trending toward younger individuals with great socioeconomic burden. Even with …

A novel saponin liposomes based on the couplet medicines of Platycodon grandiflorum–Glycyrrhiza uralensis for targeting lung cancer

C Guo, Y Su, H Wang, M Cao, N Diao, Z Liu… - Drug Delivery, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Liposomes have been widely used for targeted drug delivery, but the disadvantages caused
by cholesterol limit the application of conventional liposomes in cancer treatment. The …

Smart nanoformulations for brain cancer theranostics: challenges and promises

F Ahmad, R Varghese, S Panda, S Ramamoorthy… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Brain metastases are amongst the most invasive and lethal cancers. Yet,
effective methods for their diagnosis and therapy have remained elusive. While several …

Nanotechnology‐based strategies for early diagnosis of central nervous system disorders

S Hanif, P Muhammad, Z Niu, M Ismail… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Central nervous system (CNS) disorders feature the progressive and selective loss of
normal brain functions. CNS disorders often include an irreversible physiological and …

Upconversion nanostructures applied in theranostic systems

C Lu, E Joulin, H Tang, H Pouri, J Zhang - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Upconversion (UC) nanostructures, which can upconvert near-infrared (NIR) light with low
energy to visible or UV light with higher energy, are investigated for theranostic applications …

Application of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles for cancer treatment: A review

YQ Liu, LY Qin, HJ Li, YX Wang, R Zhang, JM Shi… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
With the excellent ability to transform near-infrared light to localized visible or UV light,
thereby achieving deep tissue penetration, lanthanide ion-doped upconversion …