Cubosomes as an emerging platform for drug delivery: A review of the state of the art

MAS Abourehab, MJ Ansari, A Singh… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lipid-based drug-delivery nanoparticles, including non-lamellar-type, mesophasic
nanostructured materials of lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs), have been a topic of interest for …

Non-lamellar lyotropic liquid crystalline lipid nanoparticles for the next generation of nanomedicine

J Zhai, C Fong, N Tran, CJ Drummond - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nonlamellar lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) lipid nanomaterials have emerged as a
promising class of advanced materials for the next generation of nanomedicine, comprising …

Advances in structural design of lipid-based nanoparticle carriers for delivery of macromolecular drugs, phytochemicals and anti-tumor agents

A Angelova, VM Garamus, B Angelov, Z Tian… - Advances in colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present work highlights recent achievements in development of nanostructured
dispersions and biocolloids for drug delivery applications. We emphasize the key role of …

Heteroatom (B, N, P, and S)-doped cyclodextrin as a hydroxyurea (HU) drug nanocarrier: a computational approach

LE Afahanam, H Louis, I Benjamin, TE Gber, IJ Ikot… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Theoretical examination of hydroxyurea adsorption capabilities toward the cyclodextrin
surface for proper drug delivery systems was carried out utilizing DFT simulations. The study …

Lyotropic liquid crystal engineering moving beyond binary compositional space–ordered nanostructured amphiphile self-assembly materials by design

L van't Hag, SL Gras, CE Conn… - Chemical society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ordered amphiphile self-assembly materials with a tunable three-dimensional (3D)
nanostructure are of fundamental interest, and crucial for progressing several biological and …

Controlling the self-assembly of biomolecules into functional nanomaterials through internal interactions and external stimulations: A review

L Wang, C Gong, X Yuan, G Wei - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biomolecular self-assembly provides a facile way to synthesize functional nanomaterials.
Due to the unique structure and functions of biomolecules, the created biological …

Preparation, characterization, and antimicrobial activity of cubosome encapsulated metal nanocrystals

TG Meikle, BP Dyett, JB Strachan, J White… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Herein, we demonstrate a method for the functionalization of cubic phase lipid nanoparticles
(cubosomes) with a series of magnetite (Fe3O4), copper oxide (Cu2O), and silver (Ag) …

Communication is key: extracellular vesicles as mediators of infection and defence during host–microbe interactions in animals and plants

H U. Stotz, D Brotherton, J Inal - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are now understood to be ubiquitous mediators of cellular
communication. In this review, we suggest that EVs have evolved into a highly regulated …

[HTML][HTML] Protein adsorption determines pulmonary cell uptake of lipid-based nanoparticles

S Subramaniam, P Joyce, L Donnellan, C Young… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The inhalable administration of lipid nanoparticles is an effective strategy for localised
delivery of therapeutics against various lung diseases. Of this, improved intracellular …

Rapidly dissolving microneedles for the delivery of cubosome-like liquid crystalline nanoparticles with sustained release of rapamycin

A Ramalheiro, JL Paris, BFB Silva, LR Pires - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we developed a system for the transdermal delivery and controlled release of
the hydrophobic immunosuppressive drug rapamycin, foreseeing an application in psoriasis …