Multicellular tumor spheroids: a relevant 3D model for the in vitro preclinical investigation of polymer nanomedicines

G Lazzari, P Couvreur, S Mura - Polymer Chemistry, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The application of nanotechnology to medicine, usually termed nanomedicine, has given a
crucial impulse to the design of various drug-loaded nanocarriers driven by the aim to …

Biomaterials for three-dimensional cell culture: From applications in oncology to nanotechnology

T Saydé, O El Hamoui, B Alies, K Gaudin, G Lespes… - Nanomaterials, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional cell culture has revolutionized cellular biology research and opened the
door to novel discoveries in terms of cellular behavior and response to microenvironment …

Light sheet fluorescence microscopy versus confocal microscopy: in quest of a suitable tool to assess drug and nanomedicine penetration into multicellular tumor …

G Lazzari, D Vinciguerra, A Balasso, V Nicolas… - European Journal of …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
We recently constructed a multicellular spheroid model of pancreatic tumor based on a triple
co-culture of cancer cells, fibroblasts and endothelial cells and characterized by the …

Meet me halfway: Are in vitro 3D cancer models on the way to replace in vivo models for nanomedicine development?

S Pozzi, A Scomparin, SI Dangoor, DR Ajamil… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The complexity and diversity of the biochemical processes that occur during tumorigenesis
and metastasis are frequently over-simplified in the traditional in vitro cell cultures. Two …

Nanoparticles for advanced photodynamic therapy of cancer

H Abrahamse, CA Kruger, S Kadanyo… - … and laser surgery, 2017‏ - liebertpub.com
Background: The world widespread rise in cancer incidence has caused an increase in the
demand for effective and safe materials for treatment. One of the most prevalent forms of …

Photodynamic therapy in 3D cancer models and the utilisation of nanodelivery systems

L Mohammad-Hadi, AJ MacRobert, M Loizidou… - Nanoscale, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is the subject of considerable research in experimental cancer
models mainly for the treatment of solid cancerous tumours. Recent studies on the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticle-mediated delivery systems in photodynamic therapy of colorectal cancer

N Winifred Nompumelelo Simelane… - International journal of …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) involving a malignant tumour remains one of the greatest
contributing causes of fatal mortality and has become the third globally ranked malignancy …

Effects of plasma activated medium on head and neck FaDu cancerous cells: Comparison of 3D and 2D response

J Chauvin, F Judee, N Merbahi… - Anti-Cancer Agents in …, 2018‏ - benthamdirect.com
Objective: The aim of this work is to investigate the inhibitory effect of Plasma Activated
Medium (PAM) on Head and Neck cancerous cells (FaDu). The response of FaDu cells in …

Synthesis and Self-Assembly of UV-Cross-Linkable Amphiphilic Polyoxazoline Block Copolymers: Importance of Multitechnique Characterization

K Belkhir, O Cerlati, D Heaugwane, A Tosi… - Langmuir, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
In the nanomedicine field, there is a need to widen the availability of nanovectors to
compensate for the increasingly reported side effects of poly (ethene glycol). Nanovectors …

Role of polymer micelles in the delivery of photodynamic therapy agent to liposomes and cells

L Gibot, M Demazeau, V Pimienta, AF Mingotaud… - Cancers, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The use of nanocarriers for hydrophobic photosensitizers, in the context of photodynamic
therapy (PDT) to improve pharmacokinetics and bio-distribution, is well-established …