[HTML][HTML] Polymeric micelles in drug delivery: An insight of the techniques for their characterization and assessment in biorelevant conditions

M Ghezzi, S Pescina, C Padula, P Santi… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric micelles, ie aggregation colloids formed in solution by self-assembling of
amphiphilic polymers, represent an innovative tool to overcome several issues related to …

Aliphatic polycarbonates from cyclic carbonate monomers and their application as biomaterials

W Yu, E Maynard, V Chiaradia, MC Arno… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aliphatic polycarbonates have gained increased attention as biomaterials largely owing to
their biocompatibility and tunable degradation. Moreover, the ability to introduce functional …

Principles of nanoparticle design for overcoming biological barriers to drug delivery

E Blanco, H Shen, M Ferrari - Nature biotechnology, 2015 - nature.com
Biological barriers to drug transport prevent successful accumulation of nanotherapeutics
specifically at diseased sites, limiting efficacious responses in disease processes ranging …

Biodistribution, clearance, and long‐term fate of clinically relevant nanomaterials

J Bourquin, A Milosevic, D Hauser, R Lehner… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Realization of the immense potential of nanomaterials for biomedical applications will
require a thorough understanding of how they interact with cells, tissues, and organs. There …

The role of micelle size in tumor accumulation, penetration, and treatment

J Wang, W Mao, LL Lock, J Tang, M Sui, W Sun… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The specific sizes that determine optimal nanoparticle tumor accumulation, penetration, and
treatment remain inconclusive because many studies compared nanoparticles with multiple …

The blood clearance kinetics and pathway of polymeric micelles in cancer drug delivery

X Sun, G Wang, H Zhang, S Hu, X Liu, J Tang… - ACS nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
Polymer micelles are one of the most investigated nanocarriers for drug delivery; many have
entered clinical trials and some are in clinic use, but their delivery systems have not yet …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage membrane-biomimetic adhesive polycaprolactone nanocamptothecin for improving cancer-targeting efficiency and impairing metastasis

K Ying, Y Zhu, J Wan, C Zhan, Y Wang, B **e, P Xu… - Bioactive materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent remarkable success and safety of mRNA lipid nanoparticle technology for
producing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines has …

Poly (trimethylene carbonate)-based polymers engineered for biodegradable functional biomaterials

K Fukushima - Biomaterials science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Aliphatic polycarbonates have drawn attention as biodegradable polymers that can be
applied to a broad range of resorbable medical devices. In particular, poly (trimethylene …

Co-delivery of drugs and plasmid DNA for cancer therapy

PY Teo, W Cheng, JL Hedrick, YY Yang - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Cancer is an extremely complex disease involving multiple signaling pathways that enable
tumor cells to evade programmed cell death, thus making cancer treatment extremely …

pH-responsive size-adjustable liposomes induce apoptosis of fibroblasts and macrophages for rheumatoid arthritis treatment

X Zheng, H Yang, Z Zhang, X Liang, Y Liu, C Wang… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 - Elsevier
In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), macrophages infiltrate joints, while fibroblast-like synovial cells
proliferate abnormally, forming a barrier against drug delivery, which hinders effective drug …