Mesoporous Silica–Fe3O4 Nanoparticle Composites as Potential Drug Carriers

Current chemotherapy treatments lack great selectivity towards tumoral cells, which leads to nonspecific drug distribution and subsequent side effects. In this regard, the use of nanoparticles able to encapsulate and release therapeutic agents has attracted growing attention. In this sense, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have been widely employed as drug carriers owing to their exquisite physico-chemical properties. Because MSNs present a surface full of silanol groups, they can be easily functionalized to endow the nanoparticles with many different functionalities, including the introduction of moieties with affinity for the cell membrane or relevant compartments within the cell, thus increasing the efficacy of the treatments. This review manuscript will provide the state-of-the-art on MSNs functionalized for targeting subcellular compartments, focusing on the cytoplasm, the mitochondria, and the nucleus.

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Synthesis and characterization of fluorescent chitosan–ZnSe/ZnS nanoparticles for potential drug carriers

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c5ra02933c ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (49) ◽

pp. 38810-38817 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Yeping Li ◽

Jingbo Xu ◽

Yun Xu ◽

Liying Huang ◽

Junli Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quantum Dots ◽

Drug Carrier ◽

Drug Carriers ◽

Cancer Drug ◽

Synthesis And Characterization ◽

Potential Drug ◽

Zns Nanoparticles ◽

New Approach ◽

Anti Cancer

The objective of the study is to describe a new approach of combining quantum dots into chitosan as an anti-cancer drug carrier.

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Depth Filtration Application of Nanofibrillated Cellulose-Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Composites as Double-layer Membranes

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.jece.2021.106892 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 106892

Author(s):

Simin Miri ◽

Humayun Nadeem ◽

Yvonne Hora ◽

Benjamin Wey Xien Chin ◽

Philip C. Andrews ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mesoporous Silica ◽

Double Layer ◽

Silica Nanoparticle ◽

Nanofibrillated Cellulose ◽

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle ◽

Depth Filtration ◽

Nanoparticle Composites

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Computational investigation of metal organic frameworks as potential drug carriers for antihypertensive amlodipine

AIChE Journal ◽

10.1002/aic.17474 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jiaqi Liu ◽

Zhen Yang ◽

Yuanyuan Che ◽

Yaojie Zhang ◽

Zhihao Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Drug Carriers ◽

Potential Drug ◽

Computational Investigation ◽

Metal Organic

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Tunable multi-responsive nano-gated mesoporous silica nanoparticles as drug carriers

Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces ◽

10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.112119 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 112119

Author(s):

Riyasudheen Nechikkattu ◽

Jungwon Kong ◽

Young-Shin Lee ◽

Hyun-Jung Moon ◽

Jae-Ho Bae ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mesoporous Silica ◽

Silica Nanoparticles ◽

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles ◽

Drug Carriers

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Water-soluble TRIS-terminated PAMAM dendrimers: microwave-assisted synthesis, characterization and Cu(ii) intradendrimer complexes

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c5ra11157a ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (74) ◽

pp. 60581-60595 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Ali Serol Ertürk ◽

Mustafa Ulvi Gürbüz ◽

Metin Tülü ◽

Abdürrezzak Emin Bozdoğan

Keyword(s):

Drug Carriers ◽

Pamam Dendrimers ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Microwave Assisted Synthesis ◽

Potential Drug ◽

Microwave Assisted

Microwave-assisted synthesis, characterization and Cu(ii) complexes of water-soluble TRIS-terminated PAMAM dendrimers as novel potential drug carriers and templates for nanomaterials.

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