Polymeric micelles in cancer therapy: State of the art

B Ghosh, S Biswas - Journal of Controlled Release, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, polymeric micelles have been extensively utilized in pre-clinical studies for
delivering poorly soluble chemotherapeutic agents in cancer. Polymeric micelles are formed …

Visible-to-NIR-light activated release: from small molecules to nanomaterials

R Weinstain, T Slanina, D Kand, P Klan - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Recent advances in stimuli-responsive polymer systems for remotely controlled drug release

A Zhang, K Jung, A Li, J Liu, C Boyer - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Promoted by recent advances in develo** nanomaterials and drug delivery, stimuli-
responsive polymer systems that can remotely trigger drug release in a spatiotemporal …

Stereospecific interactions between chiral inorganic nanomaterials and biological systems

X Zhao, SQ Zang, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Chirality is ubiquitous in nature and plays mysterious and essential roles in maintaining key
biological and physiological processes. As biological systems display high selectivity for …

Polymer vesicles: Mechanism, preparation, application, and responsive behavior

Y Zhu, B Yang, S Chen, J Du - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Polymer vesicles, also known as polymersomes, are finding increasing applications in
biomedical field, including drug delivery, gene therapy, magnetic resonance imaging …

Multifunctional polymeric micelles for delivery of drugs and siRNA

AM Jhaveri, VP Torchilin - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Polymeric micelles, self-assembling nano-constructs of amphiphilic copolymers with a core-
shell structure have been used as versatile carriers for delivery of drugs as well as nucleic …

Recent development in near infrared light-responsive polymeric materials for smart drug-delivery systems

B Sana, A Finne-Wistrand, D Pappalardo - Materials Today Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems (DDS) may overcome the drawbacks of
conventional chemotherapy for cancer treatment. In particular, light-responsive polymer …

Photoresponsive nanoparticles for drug delivery

AY Rwei, W Wang, DS Kohane - Nano today, 2015 - Elsevier
Externally triggerable drug delivery systems provide a strategy for the delivery of therapeutic
agents preferentially to a target site, presenting the ability to enhance therapeutic efficacy …

Mimicking the cell: bio-inspired functions of supramolecular assemblies

Y Tu, F Peng, A Adawy, Y Men… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The successful assembly of large supramolecular structures infers a delicate balance
between reversible noncovalent interactions which are capable of undergoing correction …

Stimuli-responsive polymeric nanoplatforms for cancer therapy

D Chang, Y Ma, X Xu, J **e, S Ju - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Polymeric nanoparticles have been widely used as carriers of drugs and bioimaging agents
due to their excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, and structural versatility. The …