Review on nanoparticles and nanostructured materials: Bioimaging, biosensing, drug delivery, tissue engineering, antimicrobial, and agro-food applications

V Harish, D Tewari, M Gaur, AB Yadav, S Swaroop… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, the vast potential of nanomaterials for biomedical and healthcare
applications has been extensively investigated. Several case studies demonstrated that …

Controlled drug delivery vehicles for cancer treatment and their performance

S Senapati, AK Mahanta, S Kumar… - Signal transduction and …, 2018 - nature.com
Although conventional chemotherapy has been successful to some extent, the main
drawbacks of chemotherapy are its poor bioavailability, high-dose requirements, adverse …

Recent trends and developments in conducting polymer nanocomposites for multifunctional applications

S Sharma, P Sudhakara, AAB Omran, J Singh, RA Ilyas - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Electrically-conducting polymers (CPs) were first developed as a revolutionary class of
organic compounds that possess optical and electrical properties comparable to that of …

Nanoparticles as drug delivery systems

AZ Wilczewska, K Niemirowicz, KH Markiewicz… - Pharmacological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Controlled drug delivery systems (DDS) have several advantages compared to the
traditional forms of drugs. A drug is transported to the place of action, hence, its influence on …

Surface functionalization of carbon nanotubes: fabrication and applications

S Mallakpour, S Soltanian - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) s show exceptional one-dimensional π-electron conjugation,
mechanical strength, high chemical and thermal stability, which make them very attractive for …

Ultrasmall implantable composite microelectrodes with bioactive surfaces for chronic neural interfaces

TDY Kozai, NB Langhals, PR Patel, X Deng, H Zhang… - Nature materials, 2012 - nature.com
Implantable neural microelectrodes that can record extracellular biopotentials from small,
targeted groups of neurons are critical for neuroscience research and emerging clinical …

Carbon nanotubes for delivery of small molecule drugs

BS Wong, SL Yoong, A Jagusiak, T Panczyk… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2013 - Elsevier
In the realm of drug delivery, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have gained tremendous attention
as promising nanocarriers, owing to their distinct characteristics, such as high surface area …

Stimuli‐responsive biomaterials: Scaffolds for stem cell control

A Gelmi, CE Schutt - Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Stem cell fate is closely intertwined with microenvironmental and endogenous cues within
the body. Recapitulating this dynamic environment ex vivo can be achieved through …

Conjugated polymers for assessing and controlling biological functions

E Zeglio, AL Rutz, TE Winkler, GG Malliaras… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The field of organic bioelectronics is advancing rapidly in the development of materials and
devices to precisely monitor and control biological signals. Electronics and biology can …

Peptide self-assembly for nanomaterials: the old new kid on the block

E De Santis, MG Ryadnov - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptide self-assembly is an increasingly attractive tool for nanomaterials. Perfected in
biology peptide self-assembling systems have impacted on nearly any conceivable …