Nanotechnology-based antiviral therapeutics

M Chakravarty, A Vora - Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2021‏ - Springer
The host immune system is highly compromised in case of viral infections and relapses are
very common. The capacity of the virus to destroy the host cell by liberating its own DNA or …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral potential of nanoparticles—can nanoparticles fight against coronaviruses?

S Gurunathan, M Qasim, Y Choi, JT Do, C Park… - Nanomaterials, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Infectious diseases account for more than 20% of global mortality and viruses are
responsible for about one-third of these deaths. Highly infectious viral diseases such as …

Antiviral polymers: past approaches and future possibilities

RH Bianculli, JD Mase, MD Schulz - Macromolecules, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Treating a viral disease is no simple feat. Drug resistance, latent reservoirs in the body,
emerging novel viruses, and a frequent lack of specific treatments all complicate antiviral …

Nanomedicine for COVID-19: the role of nanotechnology in the treatment and diagnosis of COVID-19

F Vahedifard, K Chakravarthy - Emergent materials, 2021‏ - Springer
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the recent
outbreak of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Although nearly two decades have passed since …

Dendrimer‐based nanocarriers: a versatile platform for drug delivery

HJ Hsu, J Bugno, S Lee, S Hong - … Reviews: Nanomedicine and …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Advances in nanotechnology have had profound impacts on therapeutic delivery, leading to
the development of nanomaterials engineered with large carrying capabilities and targeting …

Polymer-based nanocarriers for vaginal drug delivery

J das Neves, R Nunes, A Machado… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The vaginal delivery of various drugs is well described and its relevance established in
current medical practice. Alongside recent advances and achievements in the fields of …

Application of dendrimers for the treatment of infectious diseases

Z Mhlwatika, BA Aderibigbe - Molecules, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Dendrimers are drug delivery systems that are characterized by a three-dimensional, star-
shaped, branched macromolecular network. They possess ideal properties such as low …

Nano drug-delivery systems for management of AIDS: liposomes, dendrimers, gold and silver nanoparticles

FD Asl, M Mousazadeh, S Taji, A Bahmani… - …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
AIDS causes increasing mortality every year. With advancements in nanomedicine, different
nanomaterials (NMs) have been applied to treat AIDS and overcome its limitations. Among …

Phosphatidylethanolamine binding is a conserved feature of cyclotide-membrane interactions

ST Henriques, YH Huang, MARB Castanho… - Journal of Biological …, 2012‏ - jbc.org
Cyclotides are bioactive cyclic peptides isolated from plants that are characterized by a
topologically complex structure and exceptional resistance to enzymatic or thermal …

Polymeric drugs: Advances in the development of pharmacologically active polymers

J Li, F Yu, Y Chen, D Oupický - Journal of Controlled Release, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Synthetic polymers play a critical role in pharmaceutical discovery and development.
Current research and applications of pharmaceutical polymers are mainly focused on their …