Interest of glycolipids in drug delivery: from physicochemical properties to drug targeting

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 1031-1048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Faivre ◽  
Véronique Rosilio
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Drug Targeting

scholarly journals Aptamer-Enabled Nanomaterials for Therapeutics, Drug Targeting and Imaging

Cells ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Mengping Liu ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
Young Lo ◽  
Simon Chi-Chin Shiu ◽  
Andrew B. Kinghorn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Drug Targeting ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Biomedical Application ◽  
Therapeutic Targeting ◽  
Anti Cancer ◽  
Diagnostic Applications ◽  
Theranostic Applications

A wide variety of nanomaterials have emerged in recent years with advantageous properties for a plethora of therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Such applications include drug delivery, imaging, anti-cancer therapy and radiotherapy. There is a critical need for further components which can facilitate therapeutic targeting, augment their physicochemical properties, or broaden their theranostic applications. Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acids which have been selected or evolved to bind specifically to molecules, surfaces, or cells. Aptamers can also act as direct biologic therapeutics, or in imaging and diagnostics. There is a rich field of discovery at the interdisciplinary interface between nanomaterials and aptamer science that has significant potential across biomedicine. Herein, we review recent progress in aptamer-enabled materials and discuss pending challenges for their future biomedical application.

scholarly journals Micromechanical Punching: A Versatile Method for Non-Spherical Microparticle Fabrication

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Ritika Singh Petersen ◽  
Anja Boisen ◽  
Stephan Sylvest Keller
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Liquid State ◽  
Soft Lithography ◽  
Glycolic Acid ◽  
Thermosetting Polymers ◽  
Spherical Microparticle ◽  
Spherical Microparticles

Microparticles are ubiquitous in applications ranging from electronics and drug delivery to cosmetics and food. Conventionally, non-spherical microparticles in various materials with specific shapes, sizes, and physicochemical properties have been fabricated using cleanroom-free lithography techniques such as soft lithography and its high-resolution version particle replication in non-wetting template (PRINT). These methods process the particle material in its liquid/semi-liquid state by deformable molds, limiting the materials from which the particles and the molds can be fabricated. In this study, the microparticle material is exploited as a sheet placed on a deformable substrate, punched by a robust mold. Drawing inspiration from the macro-manufacturing technique of punching metallic sheets, Micromechanical Punching (MMP) is a high-throughput technique for fabrication of non-spherical microparticles. MMP allows production of microparticles from prepatterned, porous, and fibrous films, constituting thermoplastics and thermosetting polymers. As an illustration of application of MMP in drug delivery, flat, microdisk-shaped Furosemide embedded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) microparticles are fabricated and Furosemide release is observed. Thus, it is shown in the paper that Micromechanical punching has potential to make micro/nanofabrication more accessible to the research and industrial communities active in applications that require engineered particles.

scholarly journals Lipid-Based Nanoparticles in the Clinic and Clinical Trials: From Cancer Nanomedicine to COVID-19 Vaccines

Vaccines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 359
Author(s):  
Thai Thanh Hoang Thi ◽  
Estelle J. A. Suys ◽  
Jung Seok Lee ◽  
Dai Hai Nguyen ◽  
Ki Dong Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Solid Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Lipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Therapeutic Vaccines ◽  
Cancer Nanomedicine ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Further Development

COVID-19 vaccines have been developed with unprecedented speed which would not have been possible without decades of fundamental research on delivery nanotechnology. Lipid-based nanoparticles have played a pivotal role in the successes of COVID-19 vaccines and many other nanomedicines, such as Doxil® and Onpattro®, and have therefore been considered as the frontrunner in nanoscale drug delivery systems. In this review, we aim to highlight the progress in the development of these lipid nanoparticles for various applications, ranging from cancer nanomedicines to COVID-19 vaccines. The lipid-based nanoparticles discussed in this review are liposomes, niosomes, transfersomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, and nanostructured lipid carriers. We particularly focus on the innovations that have obtained regulatory approval or that are in clinical trials. We also discuss the physicochemical properties required for specific applications, highlight the differences in requirements for the delivery of different cargos, and introduce current challenges that need further development. This review serves as a useful guideline for designing new lipid nanoparticles for both preventative and therapeutic vaccines including immunotherapies.

scholarly journals Nanoparticulate targeted drug delivery systems - A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 2505-2518
Author(s):  
Sindhuja Devaraj ◽  
Ganesh GNK
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Drug Targeting ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Therapeutic Index ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Developing System ◽  
General Method

Nanoparticulate drug delivery system are the rapidly developing system, and nanoparticles are present in the size range of 1-100nm. Nanoparticles composed of various thermal, electrical, and optical property. Nanoparticles offers the potential advantages over the traditional dosage forms it is ascribable to the properties of nanoparticles. Nanoparticulate drug delivery system ensures the site-specific delivery of a drug(Targeting drug delivery) and aids in improving the efficacy of the new as well as old drugs and has the potential in crossing the various physiological barriers and also improves the therapeutic index of the drugs and increases the patient compliance. The objectives of this review is to classify the nanoparticles based on the different groups, surface properties of nanoparticles, describe the strategies of drug targeting, the necessity of nanoparticles their general method of preparation, different methods used in characterization, self- assembly and mechanism of drug release in a systemic manner. The potential advantages and limitations of various nanoparticulate drug delivery systems are also discussed elaborately.

Intrathecal Magnetic Drug Targeting: A New Approach to Treating Diseases of the Central Nervous System

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Lueshen ◽  
Indu Venugopal ◽  
Andreas Linninger
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Spinal Canal ◽  
Drug Targeting ◽  
Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles ◽  
Magnetic Drug Targeting ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Drug Doses

Intrathecal (IT) drug delivery is a standard technique which involves direct injection of drugs into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-filled space within the spinal canal to treat many diseases of the central nervous system. Currently, in order to reach the therapeutic drug concentration at certain locations within the spinal canal, high drug doses are used. With no method to deliver the large drug doses locally, current IT drug delivery treatments are hindered with wide drug distributions throughout the central nervous system (CNS) which cause harmful side effects. In order to overcome the current limitations of IT drug delivery, we have developed the novel method of intrathecal magnetic drug targeting (IT-MDT). Gold-coated magnetite nanoparticles are infused into a physiologically and anatomically relevant in vitro human spine model and then targeted to a specific site using external magnetic fields, resulting in a substantial increase in therapeutic nanoparticle localization at the site of interest. Experiments aiming to determine the effect of key parameters such as magnet strength, duration of magnetic field exposure, location of magnetic field, and ferrous implants on the collection efficiency of our superparamagnetic nanoparticles in the targeting region were performed. Our experiments indicate that intrathecal magnetic drug targeting and implant-assisted IT-MDT are promising techniques for concentrating and localizing drug-functionalized nanoparticles at required target sites within the spinal canal for potential treatment of diseases affecting the central nervous system.

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