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Characteristics and Preparation of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles and Nanostructured Lipid Carriers

  • Marjorie de Carvalho Vieira Queiroz and
  • Luís Alexandre Muehlmann

25 November 2024

Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) have emerged as promising systems for delivering active ingredients. They are derived from physiological, biodegradable, and biocompatible lipids, offering benefits such as sus...

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44 Citations
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34 Pages

Advanced Nanoparticles in Combating Antibiotic Resistance: Current Innovations and Future Directions

  • Dana Mohammed AlQurashi,
  • Tayf Fahad AlQurashi,
  • Raneia Idrees Alam,
  • Sumera Shaikh and
  • Mariam Abdulaziz M. Tarkistani

Antibiotic resistance poses a significant global health challenge, undermining the effectiveness of conventional treatments and increasing mortality rates worldwide. Factors such as the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in healthcare and agriculture,...

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13 Citations
9,227 Views
61 Pages

Nanotheranostics Revolutionizing Gene Therapy: Emerging Applications in Gene Delivery Enhancement

  • Paula Guzmán-Sastoque,
  • Cristian F. Rodríguez,
  • María Camila Monsalve,
  • Stiven Castellanos,
  • Andrés Manrique-Moreno,
  • Luis H. Reyes and
  • Juan C. Cruz

Nanotheranostics—where nanoscale materials serve both diagnostic and therapeutic functions—are rapidly transforming gene therapy by tackling critical delivery challenges. This review explores the design and engineering of various nanopart...

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9 Citations
8,100 Views
34 Pages

Drug Delivery Systems for Infectious Eye Diseases: Advancements and Prospects

  • Binapani Mahaling,
  • Namrata Baruah and
  • Aumreetam Dinabandhu

6 October 2024

Infectious ocular diseases like keratitis, conjunctivitis, and endophthalmitis pose significant clinical challenges due to the complexities of delivering drugs to the eye. Recent advancements in drug delivery systems offer promising improvements for...

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19 Citations
7,847 Views
23 Pages

Carbon Dots: New Rising Stars in the Carbon Family for Diagnosis and Biomedical Applications

  • Muneeb Ullah,
  • Uzma Azeem Awan,
  • Haider Ali,
  • Abdul Wahab,
  • Shahid Ullah Khan,
  • Muhammad Naeem,
  • Muhammad Ruslin,
  • Apon Zaenal Mustopa and
  • Nurhasni Hasan

Carbon dots (CDs) are a class of carbon-based nanomaterials undergoing rapid development with broad potential applications across diverse biomedical fields. These materials are highly attractive for diagnostics, therapeutics, and nanomedicine due to...

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60 Citations
7,801 Views
32 Pages

Emerging Trends in the Application of Green Synthesized Biocompatible ZnO Nanoparticles for Translational Paradigm in Cancer Therapy

  • Shaikh Sheeran Naser,
  • Basab Ghosh,
  • Faizan Zarreen Simnani,
  • Dibyangshee Singh,
  • Anmol Choudhury,
  • Aditya Nandi,
  • Adrija Sinha,
  • Ealisha Jha,
  • Pritam Kumar Panda and
  • Suresh K. Verma
  • + 1 author

Zinc oxide nanomaterials have been the cynosure of this decade because of their immense potential in different biomedical applications. It includes their usage in the prognosis and treatment of different infectious and cellular diseases, owing to the...

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6 Citations
7,722 Views
17 Pages

2 October 2023

Antibodies (mAbs) are attractive molecules for their application as a diagnostic and therapeutic agent for diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). mAbs can be generated to have high affinity and specificity to target molecules in the CNS. Unfor...

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13 Citations
7,576 Views
27 Pages

The Golden Liposomes: Preparation and Biomedical Applications of Gold-Liposome Nanocomposites

  • Sourour Idoudi,
  • Roua Ismail,
  • Ousama Rachid,
  • Abdelbary Elhissi and
  • Alaaldin M. Alkilany

Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) have received a growing attention due to their fascinating physiochemical properties and promising range of biomedical applications including sensing, diagnosis and cancer photothermal ablation. AuNP enjoy brilliant optical...

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6 Citations
7,361 Views
65 Pages

Regrettably, despite undeniable advances in cancer diagnosis and therapy, primary brain cancer (or brain cancer) remains one of the deadliest forms of malignant tumors, where glioblastoma (GBM) is known as the most malignant diffuse glioma of astrocy...

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7 Citations
6,515 Views
55 Pages

IR780-Based Nanotheranostics and In Vivo Effects: A Review

  • Márcia Célia Pacheco Fialho,
  • Maria Alice de Oliveira,
  • Marina Guimarães Carvalho Machado,
  • Carlos Marchiorio Lacerda and
  • Vanessa Carla Furtado Mosqueira

Photodynamic and photothermal therapies with IR780 have gained exponential interest, and their photophysical properties have demonstrated promise for use in antitumor and antimicrobial chemotherapy. IR780 and its derivatives are valuable in labeling...

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11 Citations
6,502 Views
34 Pages

8 September 2023

In recent years, antimicrobial resistance in many human pathogens has become a serious health concern. Since infections with resistant pathogens cannot be treated with traditional antimicrobial drugs, new strategies are necessary to fight bacterial i...

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25 Citations
6,154 Views
24 Pages

The introduction of cancer therapeutics and nanotechnology has resulted in a paradigm shift from conventional therapy to precision medicine. Nanotechnology, an interdisciplinary field with a focus on biomedical applications, holds immense promise in...

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11 Citations
5,823 Views
21 Pages

22 March 2023

As of today, chronic inflammatory diseases are a progressive cause of death worldwide, accounting for more than 50% of all fatalities. These inflammatory conditions are a major concern, ranging from heart disease to cancer, diabetes, to even neurodeg...

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11 Citations
5,771 Views
24 Pages

Advanced Characterization and Sample Preparation Strategies for Nanoformulations

  • Akanksha Nadkarni,
  • Dhwani Rana,
  • Nimeet Desai,
  • Derajram Benival,
  • Vishvesh Joshi,
  • Sagar Salave and
  • Dignesh Khunt

14 August 2024

The escalating impact and remarkable progress of nanotechnology have shifted the paradigms of medicine and the healthcare system. Nanosystems have emerged, extensively holding the potential to advance disease diagnosis and treatment specificity. The...

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9 Citations
5,710 Views
38 Pages

Nanotheranostics: Platforms, Current Applications, and Mechanisms of Targeting in Breast and Prostate Cancers

  • Paul A. Akpa,
  • Ikechukwu E. Peter,
  • Akachukwu M. Onwuka,
  • Bonaventure C. Obi,
  • Maureen O. Akunne,
  • Chukwuemeka S. Nworu,
  • Paul M. Ejikeme,
  • Theophine C. Akunne,
  • Anthony A. Attama and
  • Peter A. Akah

10 August 2023

Globally, cancer is one of the deadliest diseases, needing a meticulous diagnosis and targeted treatment plan to achieve an initial prognosis, followed by precision and optimization in treatment. Nonselective targeting, difficulty in accurately monit...

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9 Citations
5,493 Views
25 Pages

13 December 2024

Nanotheranostics, combining photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT), can transform precision cancer treatment by integrating diagnosis and therapy into a single platform. This review highlights recent advances in nanomaterials, drug...

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1 Citations
5,464 Views
35 Pages

Interplay Between Diabetes, Obesity and Glioblastoma Multiforme, and the Role of Nanotechnology in Its Treatment

  • Sourav De,
  • Sabyasachi Banerjee,
  • Gourab Dey,
  • Subhasis Banerjee and
  • S.K. Ashok Kumar

A very aggressive and deadly brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) poses formidable obstacles to effective therapy. Despite advancements in conventional therapies like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, the prognosis for GBM patients...

  • Review
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6 Citations
5,371 Views
20 Pages

Novel Biophotonic Techniques for Phototherapy Enhancement: Cerenkov Radiation as a Bridge between Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation Treatment

  • Ellas Spyratou,
  • Kyriakos Kokkinogoulis,
  • Georgios Tsigaridas,
  • Georgios Kareliotis,
  • Kalliopi Platoni,
  • Mersini Makropoulou and
  • Efstathios P. Efstathopoulos

27 February 2023

In oncology, tremendous research has been conducted on the use of alternative minimally invasive techniques for cancer treatment and diagnosis. The use of biophotonic techniques as a standalone treatment or together with conventional imaging techniqu...

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3 Citations
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Self-Assembled Monolayers Derived from Positively Charged Adsorbates on Plasmonic Substrates for MicroRNA Delivery: A Review

  • Johnson Hoang,
  • Pooria Tajalli,
  • Mina Omidiyan,
  • Maria D. Marquez,
  • Orawan Khantamat,
  • Wirote Tuntiwechapikul,
  • Chien-Hung Li,
  • Arati Kohlhatkar,
  • Hung-Vu Tran and
  • T. Randall Lee
  • + 1 author

MicroRNA (miRNA) has emerged as a promising alternative therapeutic treatment for cancer, but its delivery has been hindered by low cellular uptake and degradation during circulation. In this review, we discuss the various methods of delivering miRNA...

  • Opinion
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6 Citations
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5 Pages

PEGylation technology confers stability and modulates the biological performance of a broad range of preclinical and clinical nanopharmaceuticals. However, the emerging PEG immunogenicity in the general population is thought to impact the efficacy an...

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7 Citations
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23 Pages

Consolidation of Gold and Gadolinium Nanoparticles: An Extra Step towards Improving Cancer Imaging and Therapy

  • Maria Anthi Kouri,
  • Konstantina Polychronidou,
  • Grigorios Loukas,
  • Aikaterini Megapanou,
  • Ioanna-Aglaia Vagena,
  • Angelica M. Gerardos,
  • Ellas Spyratou and
  • Eftstathios P. Eftsathopoulos

26 April 2023

The multifactorial nature of cancer still classifies the disease as one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Modern medical sciences are following an interdisciplinary approach that has been fueled by the nanoscale revolution of the past years....

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7 Citations
4,829 Views
24 Pages

10 August 2023

A significant paradigm shift has been observed in the past decade in the area of theranostics owing to the development of various isotropic and anisotropic metal nanostructures, simultaneous with improved imaging modalities. Platinum-based nanostruct...

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4 Citations
4,774 Views
23 Pages

An Overview of Nanotherapeutic Drug Delivery Options for the Management of Glioblastoma

  • William H. Pentz,
  • Vincenzo J. Pizzuti,
  • Matthew E. Halbert,
  • Tritan J. Plute,
  • Paul R. Lockman and
  • Samuel A. Sprowls

1 August 2023

Glioblastoma is the most common primary, malignant brain tumor that remains uniformly lethal in nearly all cases as a result of extreme cellular heterogeneity, treatment resistance, and recurrence. A major hurdle in therapeutic delivery to brain tumo...

  • Review
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18 Citations
4,763 Views
21 Pages

26 April 2023

The limitations of current treatment strategies for cancer management have prompted a significant shift in the research and development of new effective strategies exhibiting higher efficacy and acceptable side effects. In this direction, nanotherano...

  • Review
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7 Citations
4,628 Views
31 Pages

Unlocking the Potential of Gold as Nanomedicine in Cancer Immunotherapy

  • Panangattukara Prabhakaran Praveen Kumar,
  • Maggie Lee and
  • Taeho Kim

Nanotechnology advancements have resulted in many sensors and devices for biomedical applications. Among the various nanomaterials, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), due to their size, shape, biocompatibility, and unique plasmonic property, are an excellen...

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1 Citations
4,551 Views
21 Pages

Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Alexander Shao-Rong Pang,
  • Zi Qiang Glen Liau,
  • Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh and
  • Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan

13 November 2024

Nanomaterials hold significant promise for the future of orthopaedic implants due to their ability to mimic the nanoscale components of the bone, such as collagen fibrils and hydroxyapatite. Nanomaterials can regulate cell behaviour while offering me...

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6 Citations
4,273 Views
12 Pages

The Role of Fullerenes in Neurodegenerative Disorders

  • Daisy L. Wilson,
  • Jyoti Ahlawat and
  • Mahesh Narayan

The use of carbon nanomaterials including fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, carbon nano-onions, carbon dots and carbon quantum dots for environmental applications has increased substantially. These nanoparticles are now used in the development of sensors...

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4 Citations
4,025 Views
21 Pages

Aptamers as Theranostics in Cardiovascular Diseases

  • Manish Ramchandani,
  • Priyanka Kumari and
  • Amit K. Goyal

6 September 2023

Cardiovascular disease (particularly atherosclerosis) is a leading cause of death around the world, and there still exists a need for improved diagnostic techniques and treatments to improve patient outcomes as well as minimize the disease’s gl...

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2 Citations
3,906 Views
15 Pages

Paradoxical Roles of Carbon Nanotubes in Cancer Therapy and Carcinogenesis

  • Bohan Xu,
  • Shunjie Wu,
  • Yiyang Wang,
  • Yuhe Ji,
  • Shufeng Liang,
  • Chunyan Wang and
  • Xin Tian

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), members of the nanomaterial family, are increasingly being used in consumer products and extensively studied for various biomedical applications. Due to their benign elemental composition, large surface area, and chemical and...

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3 Citations
3,672 Views
15 Pages

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) have been investigated as one of the potential dose enhancement agents for radiation therapy. The role of TiO2 NPs as a photodynamic sensitiser has been well documented, but its sensitisation with X-rays is n...

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5 Citations
3,536 Views
20 Pages

Application of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Different Carcinomas

  • Nutan Rani,
  • Yousuf Khan,
  • Sapna Yadav,
  • Kalawati Saini and
  • Dipak Maity

20 December 2024

Metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) have recently attracted much attention from researchers due to their use in cancer chemotherapy, targeted drug delivery, and diagnosis/MRI imaging. Various studies have demonstrated that different metal oxide NPs sho...

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1 Citations
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16 Pages

20 February 2024

Graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles, due to their favorable water solubility, compared to graphene (GA), are a hot research topic in biomedical and pharmaceutical research. However, GO clinical translation may be complicated by its high surface/volume...

  • Article
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6 Citations
3,341 Views
16 Pages

Efficacy of 15 nm Gold Nanoparticles for Image-Guided Gliosarcoma Radiotherapy

  • Elette Engels,
  • Michael Lerch,
  • Stéphanie Corde and
  • Moeava Tehei

26 October 2023

Targeted brain cancer treatments are sorely needed to improve long-term prognosis, particularly for gliosarcoma and glioblastoma patients. Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have unique properties including high atomic number, biocompatibility, and small size...

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1 Citations
3,242 Views
17 Pages

Evolution of Theranostic Nanoparticles Through the Lens of Patents

  • Danielle Teixeira Freire,
  • Júlio Abreu Miranda,
  • Douglas Dourado and
  • Éverton do Nascimento Alencar

Theranostic nanoparticles integrate diagnostic and therapeutic potential, representing a promising approach in precision medicine. Accordingly, numerous inventions have been patented to protect novel formulations and methods. This review examines the...

  • Article
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3,205 Views
29 Pages

Unveiling the Biotoxicity Mechanisms of Cancer-Selective Thulium Oxide Nanoparticles

  • Michael Valceski,
  • Anson Tsan Yin O,
  • Alice O’Keefe,
  • Sarah Vogel,
  • Elette Engels,
  • Kiarn Roughley,
  • Abass Khochaiche,
  • Dylan Potter,
  • Carolyn Hollis and
  • Moeava Tehei
  • + 3 authors

High-Z nanoparticles (NPs) have the potential to revolutionize cancer radiotherapy by radiosensitising tumours. This is particularly important for radioresistant cancers such as glioblastoma. A newer NP candidate in this area is thulium oxide nanopar...

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2 Citations
3,173 Views
19 Pages

Polymeric Theragnostic Nanoplatforms for Bone Tissue Engineering

  • Kaushita Banerjee and
  • Harishkumar Madhyastha

Nanomaterial-based tissue engineering strategies are precisely designed and tweaked to contest specific patient needs and their end applications. Though theragnostic is a radical term very eminent in cancer prognosis, of late, theragnostic approaches...

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2 Citations
2,979 Views
33 Pages

Innovation in Lung Cancer Management from Herbal Nanomedicine to Artificial Intelligence

  • Furqan Choudhary,
  • Ubaid Mushtaq Naikoo,
  • Amber Rizwan,
  • Jasmeet Kaur,
  • Malik Z. Abdin and
  • Humaira Farooqi

Lung cancer remains one of the main causes of cancer-related death globally and a significant global health concern. There is an urgent need for safer and more effective therapeutic alternatives despite notable progress in therapy; issues such as dru...

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3 Citations
2,975 Views
33 Pages

The integration of nanotheranostics into cancer treatment represents a transformative shift in oncology, combining precision diagnostics with targeted therapeutic interventions. This manuscript explores the advancements in nanotechnology-driven cance...

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1 Citations
2,891 Views
16 Pages

Exploring the Role of Fibroblasts in Promoting Neuroblastoma Cell Migration and Invasion

  • Diana Corallo,
  • Cristina Nardelli,
  • Marcella Pantile,
  • Sara Menegazzo,
  • Alessandra Biffi and
  • Sanja Aveic

8 December 2024

Neuroblastoma, the most common pediatric extracranial solid tumor, arises from the malignant transformation of neural crest progenitors in the peripheral nervous system. Its clinical and genetic heterogeneity poses significant challenges, especially...

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2 Citations
2,884 Views
19 Pages

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) along with quantum dots (QDs) are independent structures that have garnered attention in the biomedical field due to their unique chemo-physical characteristics. MOFs are highly porous and tunable structures, whi...

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3 September 2024

Ferumoxytol injection, also known as Feraheme®, is an approved IV injectable iron supplement and an experimental MRI contrast agent. Initially, it was approved as an IV bolus agent, but its use was later limited to a slow infusion drip due to hig...

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1 Citations
2,652 Views
20 Pages

Nanomedicine as a Promising Treatment Approach for Obesity

  • Abeer Alanazi,
  • Alexander Craven,
  • Spiridon V. Spirou,
  • Maria Jose Santos-Martinez,
  • Carlos Medina and
  • Oliviero L. Gobbo

Obesity is a chronic disorder associated with serious comorbidities such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Conventional pharmacological treatments often suffer from limited efficacy, poor selectivity, and undesirable side effects, high...

  • Article
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2 Citations
2,603 Views
9 Pages

Nano-Enabled Colorimetric Assay for the Detection of Paracoccidioides lutzii: Advancing Diagnostics with Nanotechnology

  • Olavo O. Comparato Filho,
  • Marcela A. Cândido,
  • Aveline Ventura,
  • Flavia V. Morais and
  • Leandro Raniero

Deforestation is a common occurrence driven by agricultural expansion, urbanization, and infrastructure development. These activities often lead to increased human interaction with ecosystems, potentially exposing individuals to Paracoccidioides spor...

  • Article
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2,566 Views
17 Pages

Sustained Nitric Oxide Release Using Hybrid Magnetic Nanoparticles for Targeted Therapy: An Investigation via Electron Paramagnetic Resonance

  • Rawan Salami,
  • Ronit Lavi,
  • Yifat Harel,
  • Esthy Levy,
  • Jean Paul Lellouche,
  • Svetlana Gelperina and
  • Rachel Persky

This research describes the development and thorough characterization of a novel, versatile, and biocompatible hybrid nanocarrier of the NO-releasing agent NOC-18, with a specific focus on optimizing the purification process. In this study, we focuse...

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4 Citations
2,537 Views
22 Pages

The convergence of nanotechnology with nuclear medicine has led to the development of theranostic nanoplatforms that combine targeted imaging and therapy within a single system. This review provides a critical and updated synthesis of the current sta...

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9 Citations
2,469 Views
20 Pages

Aerosols exhaled from the lungs have distinctive patterns that can be linked to the abnormalities of the lungs. Yet, due to their intricate nature, it is highly challenging to analyze and distinguish these aerosol patterns. Small airway diseases pose...

  • Opinion
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1 Citations
2,421 Views
8 Pages

Nanotheranostics integrates diagnostic and therapeutic functionalities using nanoscale materials, advancing personalized medicine by enhancing treatment precision and reducing adverse effects. Key materials for nanotheranostics include metallic nanop...

  • Review
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2 Citations
2,308 Views
23 Pages

Nanomedicine: Transforming the Management of Ocular Neuroinflammatory and Neurodegenerative Diseases

  • Georgia Savvidou,
  • Ellas Spyratou,
  • Maria-Eleni Zachou and
  • Efstathios P. Efstathopoulos

Nanomedicine is emerging as a groundbreaking strategy for the management of the neuro-visual symptoms of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. This innovative field of study leverages nanoscale materials and technologies to improve drug d...

  • Article
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2 Citations
2,291 Views
9 Pages

PTT-Mediated Inhibition of Cancer Proliferation and Tumor Progression by DARPin-Coated Gold Nanoparticles

  • Galina M. Proshkina,
  • Elena I. Shramova,
  • Ekaterina V. Serova,
  • Egor A. Myachev,
  • Aziz B. Mirkasymov,
  • Sergey M. Deyev and
  • Alexander B. Kotlyar

Targeting HER2-positive cancer cells with precision therapies is a critical challenge in oncology. Here, we present a study on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) conjugated with DARPin_9-29, a designed ankyrin repeat protein with high specificity and affinit...

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