Multifunctional engineered mesoporous silica/inorganic material hybrid nanoparticles: Theranostic perspectives

NB Fernandes, Y Nayak, S Garg, UY Nayak - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The field of advanced nanotechnology is brimming with a plethora of nanotheranostics
whose combinatorial synergistic applicability in treating malignant tumors is tremendous. But …

[HTML][HTML] Natural biopolymers as smart coating materials of mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery

B Dumontel, V Conejo-Rodríguez, M Vallet-Regí… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the functionalization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with
different types of responsive pore gatekeepers have shown great potential for the …

Crosslinked chitosan–gelatin biocompatible nanocomposite as a neuro drug carrier

SA Mathew, S Arumainathan - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
The polymers, chitosan, a polysaccharide, and gelatin, a protein, are crosslinked in different
ratios without the aid of a crosslinking agent. Facile chemical reactions were followed to …

[HTML][HTML] Mesoporous silicas in materials engineering: Nanodevices for bionanotechnologies

E Mazzotta, M De Santo, D Lombardo, A Leggio… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review, the most valuable opportunities offered by mesoporous silica nanoparticles in
the field of development of nanodevices for bionanotechnology applications are reviewed …

Polydopamine nanomaterials for overcoming current challenges in cancer treatment

S Acter, M Moreau, R Ivkov, A Viswanathan, W Ngwa - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In efforts to overcome current challenges in cancer treatment, multifunctional nanoparticles
are attracting growing interest, including nanoparticles made with polydopamine (PDA) …

[HTML][HTML] Polymeric functionalization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles: Biomedical insights

A Nair, CM Day, S Garg, Y Nayak, PA Shenoy… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) endowed with polymer coatings present a versatile
platform, offering notable advantages such as targeted, pH-controlled, and stimuli …

Physical properties of nanoparticles do matter

TM Kiio, S Park - Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Nanoparticles (NPs) have been used to enhance pharmaceutical
properties of drugs, including cell/tissue penetration, selective biodistribution, circulation half …

Intervention of polydopamine assembly and adhesion on nanoscale interfaces: state‐of‐the‐art designs and biomedical applications

X **e, J Tang, Y **ng, Z Wang, T Ding… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The translation of mussel‐inspired wet adhesion to biomedical engineering fields have
catalyzed the emergence of polydopamine (PDA)‐based nanomaterials with privileged …

pH/H2O2 Dual-Responsive Chiral Mesoporous Silica Nanorods Coated with a Biocompatible Active Targeting Ligand for Cancer Therapy

Y Wang, J Wang, K Gou, W Kang, X Guo… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nano-drug delivery systems (nano-DDSs) with an existing specific interaction to tumor cells
and intelligent stimulus-triggered drug delivery performance in a tumor microenvironment …

Carriers for hydrophobic drug molecules: lipid-coated hollow mesoporous silica particles, and the influence of shape and size on encapsulation efficiency

S Iqbal, TJK Schneider, TT Truong, R Ulrich-Müller… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrophobic drugs, while designed to interact with specific receptors or enzymes located in
lipid-rich cell membranes, often face challenges of limited bioavailability and insufficient …