Nanomedicine (s) under the microscope

R Duncan, R Gaspar - Molecular pharmaceutics, 2011 - ACS Publications
Depending on the context, nanotechnologies developed as nanomedicines (nanosized
therapeutics and imaging agents) are presented as either a remarkable technological …

Applications of π-π stacking interactions in the design of drug-delivery systems

WR Zhuang, Y Wang, PF Cui, L **ng, J Lee… - Journal of controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
Noncovalent forces are of considerable importance in the formation of self-assembled drug-
delivery systems. In addition to non-destructively linking the delivery vehicle and guest drug …

In vitro toxicity evaluation of graphene oxide on A549 cells

Y Chang, ST Yang, JH Liu, E Dong, Y Wang, A Cao… - Toxicology letters, 2011 - Elsevier
Graphene and its derivatives have attracted great research interest for their potential
applications in electronics, energy, materials and biomedical areas. However, little …

Effect of the surface modification, size, and shape on cellular uptake of nanoparticles

S Salatin, S Maleki Dizaj… - Cell biology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays successful application of nanoparticles for therapeutic objects needs the effective
uptake of them by cells. Hence, studying of the interaction of nanoparticles with cell …

Biomedical applications of carbon nanomaterials: Drug and gene delivery potentials

M Mohajeri, B Behnam… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
One of the major components in the development of nanomedicines is the choice of the right
biomaterial, which notably determines the subsequent biological responses. The popularity …

Differential nano-bio interactions and toxicity effects of pristine versus functionalized graphene

A Sasidharan, LS Panchakarla, P Chandran, D Menon… - Nanoscale, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the effect of carboxyl functionalization of graphene in pacifying its strong
hydrophobic interaction with cells and associated toxic effects. Pristine graphene was found …

A new era of cancer treatment: carbon nanotubes as drug delivery tools

SY Madani, N Naderi, O Dissanayake… - International journal …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer is a generic term that encompasses a group of diseases characterized by an
uncontrolled proliferation of cells. There are over 200 different types of cancer, each of which …

Biomedical applications and toxicities of carbon nanotubes

SK Prajapati, A Malaiya, P Kesharwani… - Drug and chemical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Carbon nanotubes are newer generation material broadly emerged for biomedical
applications due to its tempting properties such as size and aspect ratio covering surface …

Carbon nanotubes: Current perspectives on diverse applications in targeted drug delivery and therapies

M Rahamathulla, RR Bhosale, RAM Osmani… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Current discoveries as well as research findings on various types of carbon nanostructures
have inspired research into their utilization in a number of fields. These carbon …

Theorical investigation of adsorption mechanism of doxorubicin anticancer drug on the pristine and functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube surface as a drug …

S Karimzadeh, B Safaei, TC Jen - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, interaction and bond properties of anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX), armchair
single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT), and hydroxyl-and carboxyl-functionalized …