Selenium nanoparticles: A review on synthesis and biomedical applications

N Bisht, P Phalswal, PK Khanna - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Selenium is a trace and essential micronutrient for the health of humans, animals, and
microorganisms. Recently, selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) attracted the interest of many …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic applications of selenium nanoparticles

A Khurana, S Tekula, MA Saifi, P Venkatesh… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) serve to reduce the toxicity, enhance bioactivity, improve targeting, and
provide versatile means to control the release profile of the encapsulated moiety. Among …

Cancer radiosensitizers

H Wang, X Mu, H He, XD Zhang - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2018 - cell.com
Radiotherapy (RT) is a mainstay treatment for many types of cancer, although it is still a
large challenge to enhance radiation damage to tumor tissue and reduce side effects to …

Selenium nanoparticles: A potent chemotherapeutic agent and an elucidation of its mechanism

S Menon, SD Ks, R Santhiya, S Rajeshkumar… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Selenium nanoparticles have at present picked up a vital prospect in the field of medicine,
due to their inquisitive properties when compared to other selenium compounds. They are …

X-ray-activated nanosystems for theranostic applications

X Chen, J Song, X Chen, H Yang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
X-rays are widely applied in clinical medical facilities for radiotherapy (RT) and biomedical
imaging. However, the sole use of X-rays for cancer treatment leads to insufficient radiation …

Emerging strategies of nanomaterial‐mediated tumor radiosensitization

J **e, L Gong, S Zhu, Y Yong, Z Gu… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nano‐radiosensitization has been a hot concept for the past ten years, and the nanomaterial‐
mediated tumor radiosensitization method is mainly focused on increasing intracellular …

Smart nanostructures for cargo delivery: uncaging and activating by light

M Karimi, P Sahandi Zangabad… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has begun to play a remarkable role in various fields of science and
technology. In biomedical applications, nanoparticles have opened new horizons, especially …

Efficacy of biogenic selenium nanoparticles from an extract of ginger towards evaluation on anti-microbial and anti-oxidant activities

S Menon, SD KS, H Agarwal… - Colloid and Interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biogenic method of synthesis of nanoparticles is being preferred over the conventional
chemical and physical methods due to its reduced toxicity towards the environment which …

Theranostic applications of selenium nanomedicines against lung cancer

S Liu, W Wei, J Wang, T Chen - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2023 - Springer
The incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer are among the highest in the world.
Traditional treatment methods include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Although …

Selenium nanoparticles: Potential in cancer gene and drug delivery

F Maiyo, M Singh - Nanomedicine, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In recent decades, colloidal selenium nanoparticles have emerged as exceptional selenium
species with reported chemopreventative and therapeutic properties. This has sparked …