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Melatonin-loaded nanocarriers: New horizons for therapeutic applications
(2021-06-01)
The use of nanosized particles has emerged to facilitate selective applications in medicine. Drug-delivery systems represent novel opportunities to provide stricter, focused, and fine-tuned therapy, enhancing the therapeutic ...
Highlights in nanocarriers for the treatment against cervical cancer
(2017-11-01)
Cervical cancer is the second most common malignant tumor in women worldwide and has a high mortality rate, especially when it is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV). In US, an estimated 12,820 cases of invasive ...
Advances and challenges in nanocarriers and nanomedicines for veterinary application
(2020-04-30)
To ensure success in the development and manufacturing of nanomedicines requires forces of an interdisciplinary team that combines medicine, engineering, chemistry, biology, material and pharmaceutical areas. Numerous ...
Prospective application of phthalocyanines in the photodynamic therapy against microorganisms and tumor cells: A mini-review
(2020-12-01)
Phthalocyanines are second-generation photosensitizers with photophysical and photochemical properties improved, in comparison to the first-generation. Also, these have shown to be phototoxic against several types of ...
Current advances in nanocarriers for biomedical research and their applications
(2018-11-05)
Nanodrug delivery systems sometimes referred to as nanocarriers (NCs) are nanoengineered biocompatible materials or devices, which in conjugation with desired bioactive compounds plays an indispensable functional role in ...
Physicochemical characterization of drug nanocarriers
(2017-07-13)
Pharmaceutical design has enabled important advances in the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of diseases. The use of nanotechnology to optimize the delivery of drugs and diagnostic molecules is increasingly receiving ...
Physicochemical characterization of bioactive compounds in nanocarriers
(2020-01-01)
The encapsulation of bioactive compounds is an emerging technique for finding new medicines since it provides protection against ambient degradation factors before reaching the target site. Nanotechnology provides new ...
The uses of resveratrol for neurological diseases treatment and insights for nanotechnology based-drug delivery systems
(2020-11-15)
Neurological disorders have been growing in recent years and are highly prevalent globally. Resveratrol (RES) is a natural product from plant sources such as grape skins. This compound has shown biological activity in many ...
Advances in the use of MOFs for cancer diagnosis and treatment: An overview
(2020-01-01)
Nanoparticles as drug delivery systems and diagnostic agents have gained much attention in recent years, especially for cancer treatment. Nanocarriers improve the therapeutic efficiency and bioavailability of antitumor ...
Overview of chitosan-based nanosystems for prostate cancer therapy
(2021-11-05)
Prostate cancer is considered a non-cutaneous cancer and has high prevalence and mortality rates worldwide. Chemotherapeutic agents have several side effects due to non-specific systemic biodistribution. Alternatively, ...