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Tayebi-Khorrami V, Rahmanian-Devin P, Fadaei MR, Movaffagh J, Askari VR. Advanced applications of smart electrospun nanofibers in cancer therapy: With insight into material capabilities and electrospinning parameters. Int J Pharm X 2024; 8:100265. [PMID: 39045009 PMCID: PMC11263755 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2024.100265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024] Open
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Cancer remains a major global health challenge, and despite available treatments, its prognosis remains poor. Recently, researchers have turned their attention to intelligent nanofibers for cancer drug delivery. These nanofibers exhibit remarkable capabilities in targeted and controlled drug release. Their inherent characteristics, such as a high surface area-to-volume ratio, make them attractive candidates for drug delivery applications. Smart nanofibers can release drugs in response to specific stimuli, including pH, temperature, magnetic fields, and light. This unique feature not only reduces side effects but also enhances the overall efficiency of drug delivery systems. Electrospinning, a widely used method, allows the precision fabrication of smart nanofibers. Its advantages include high efficiency, user-friendliness, and the ability to control various manufacturing parameters. In this review, we explore the latest developments in producing smart electrospun nanofibers for cancer treatment. Additionally, we discuss the materials used in manufacturing these nanofibers and the critical parameters involved in the electrospinning process.
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- Vahid Tayebi-Khorrami
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Peng C, Zeng X, Cai J, Huang H, Yang F, Jin S, Guan X, Wang Z. Albumin-based nanosystem for dual-modality imaging-guided chem-phototherapy against immune-cold triple-negative breast cancer. Regen Biomater 2023; 10:rbad073. [PMID: 37799708 PMCID: PMC10548782 DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbad073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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Triple-negative breast cancer is a highly aggressive and metastatic tumor; diagnosing it in the early stages is still difficult, and the prognosis for conventional radio-chemotherapy and immunotreatment is not promising due to cancer's immunosuppressive microenvironment. The utilization of protein-based nanosystem has proven to be effective in delivering agents with limited adverse effects, yet the combination of diagnosis and treatment remains a difficult challenge. This research took advantage of natural albumin and organic molecules to construct a self-assemble core-shell nanostructure combining with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocrystals and heptamethine cyanine dye IR780 through non-covalent interactions. This nanocomposite successfully decreased the transverse relaxation time of the magnetic resonance hydrogen nucleus, resulting in outstanding T2 imaging, as well as emitting near-infrared II fluorescence, thereby the resulting dual-modality imaging tool was applied to improve diagnostic competency. It is noteworthy that the nanocomposites exhibited impressive enzyme-like catalytic and photothermal capabilities, resulting in a successful activation of the immune system to efficiently suppress distant metastatic lesions in vivo. Consequently, this nano-drug-based therapy could be an advantageous asset in reinforcing the immune system and hindering the growth and reappearance of the immune-cold breast cancer.
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- Chen Peng
- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People’s Hospital, Qingyuan 511518, China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Hazarika B, Singh VP. Macrocyclic supramolecular biomaterials in anti-cancer therapeutics. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Zhang L, Liu S, Li Y, Liang M, Zhao H, Yang W. Monoglycocalix[4]arene-based nanoparticles for tumor selective drug delivery via GLUT1 recognition of hyperglycolytic cancers. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:4884-4887. [PMID: 35670433 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00656a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have developed a new strategy of tumor-specific glucose transporter (GLUT)-mediated selective drug delivery using amphiphilic fluorescent monoglycocalix[4]arene in docetaxel (DTX) encapsulated nanoparticles (NPs) that leads to significant improvement in cytotoxic activity against a panel of human cancer cells. The fluorescent tracer conjugation in the calixarene enables the self-probed tumor targeting analysis and makes the system potentially suitable for tumor diagnostic imaging.
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- Lijuan Zhang
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- Department of Biology, Gudui BioPharma Technology Inc., 5 Lanyuan Road, Huayuan Industrial Park, Tianjin 300384, P. R. China
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- Central Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, 226 Huanhe Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050035, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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Ji F, Zhou W, Zhang Z, Zhang B. Effects of Relative Molecular Weight Distribution and Isoelectric Point on the Swelling Behavior of Gelatin Films. Front Chem 2022; 10:857976. [PMID: 35692688 PMCID: PMC9178206 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.857976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The swelling behavior of gelatin films with different extraction processes are investigated. The results showed that the swelling ratio of the gelatin film extracted by alkaline hydrolysis of collagen (type-B) in a range of pH environments was higher than the one extracted by enzymatic hydrolysis collagen (type-E). In the drug releasing simulation, type-B gelatin capsules also showed a faster collapse rate than type-E gelatin capsules. Based on analyzing relative molecular weight distribution of type-B and type-E gelatins, the more widely distributed relative molecular weight is the key attribution for enabling easier diffusion of water molecules inside the porous channels of peptide chains. Furthermore, with the pH of solution environment far from the isoelectric point (pI) of gelatin films, the swelling ratios were found to increase remarkably, which is due to electrostatic repulsion expanding the pore size of peptide chains. Finally, the addition of SO42− in gelatin film was performed to confirm the dominant effect of component compared to pI on swelling behavior of gelatin films.
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- Fangqi Ji
- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Wei Zhou, ; Bing Zhang,
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Wei Zhou, ; Bing Zhang,
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Procopio A, Lagreca E, Jamaledin R, La Manna S, Corrado B, Di Natale C, Onesto V. Recent Fabrication Methods to Produce Polymer-Based Drug Delivery Matrices (Experimental and In Silico Approaches). Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:872. [PMID: 35456704 PMCID: PMC9027538 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The study of novel drug delivery systems represents one of the frontiers of the biomedical research area. Multi-disciplinary scientific approaches combining traditional or engineered technologies are used to provide major advances in improving drug bioavailability, rate of release, cell/tissue specificity and therapeutic index. Biodegradable and bio-absorbable polymers are usually the building blocks of these systems, and their copolymers are employed to create delivery components. For example, poly (lactic acid) or poly (glycolic acid) are often used as bricks for the production drug-based delivery systems as polymeric microparticles (MPs) or micron-scale needles. To avoid time-consuming empirical approaches for the optimization of these formulations, in silico-supported models have been developed. These methods can predict and tune the release of different drugs starting from designed combinations. Starting from these considerations, this review has the aim of investigating recent approaches to the production of polymeric carriers and the combination of in silico and experimental methods as promising platforms in the biomedical field.
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- Anna Procopio
- Biomechatronics Laboratory, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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- Department of Chemical, Materials & Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (E.L.); (R.J.)
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Largo Barsanti e Matteucci 53, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Materials & Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; (E.L.); (R.J.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Biomaterials (CRIB), University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Largo Barsanti e Matteucci 53, 80125 Naples, Italy
- Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Biomaterials (CRIB), University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, National Research Council (CNR-Nanotec), Campus Ecotekne, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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Lin Q, Ge S, McClements DJ, Li X, Jin Z, Jiao A, Wang J, Long J, Xu X, Qiu C. Advances in preparation, interaction and stimulus responsiveness of protein-based nanodelivery systems. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021:1-14. [PMID: 34726091 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1997908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The improved understanding of the connection between diet and health has led to growing interest in the development of functional foods designed to improve health and wellbeing. Many of the potentially health-promoting bioactive ingredients that food manufacturers would like to incorporate into these products are difficult to utilize because of their chemical instability, poor solubility, or low bioavailability. For this reason, nano-based delivery systems are being developed to overcome these problems. Food proteins possess many functional attributes that make them suitable for formulating various kinds of nanocarriers, including their surface activity, water binding, structuring, emulsification, gelation, and foaming, as well as their nutritional aspects. Proteins-based nanocarriers are therefore useful for introducing bioactive ingredients into functional foods, especially for their targeted delivery in specific applications.This review focusses on the preparation, properties, and applications of protein-based nanocarriers, such as nanoparticles, micelles, nanocages, nanoemulsions, and nanogels. In particular, we focus on the development and application of stimulus-responsive protein-based nanocarriers, which can be used to release bioactive ingredients in response to specific environmental triggers. Finally, we discuss the potential and future challenges in the design and application of these protein-based nanocarriers in the food industry.
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- Qianzhu Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Food, Yantai Nanshan University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Nutrition and Health (Beijing), School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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Rahnama H, Nouri Khorasani S, Aminoroaya A, Molavian MR, Allafchian A, Khalili S. Facile preparation of chitosan-dopamine-inulin aldehyde hydrogel for drug delivery application. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 185:716-724. [PMID: 34217742 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.06.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Chitosan-based hydrogels are a suitable and versatile system for the design of localized and controlled drug delivery systems. In the current study, a hydrogel based on chitosan (CS), Dopamine (DA), and Inulin aldehyde (IA) was fabricated without the further use of catalyst or initiators. The effect of the IA contents as a crosslinking agent on the properties of the prepared hydrogel was studied. The crosslinking reaction between CS and IA was verified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Various characteristics of the CS/DA/IA hydrogels were further assessed utilizing swelling experiment, in vitro drug release, in vitro cytotoxicity assay. The drug-loaded hydrogels represented the sustained release of Indomethacin according to the in vitro drug release test in acidic (pH = 4), basic (pH = 10) medium as well as physiological condition (pH = 7). Finally, the CS/DA/IA hydrogels exhibited appropriate cytocompatibility against the L-929 fibroblast cell line according to the direct contact MTT assay.
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- Hadi Rahnama
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Research Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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El-Shahawy AAG, Elnagar N, Zohery M, Abd Elhafeez MS, El-Dek SI. Smart nanocarrier-based chitosan @silica coated carbon nanotubes composite for breast cancer treatment approach. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2021.1925277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Ahmed A. G. El-Shahawy
- Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences (PSAS), Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences (PSAS), Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
- Drug Research Center, Assiut University, Asyut, Egypt
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- Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences (PSAS), Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
- Drug Research Center, Assiut University, Asyut, Egypt
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- Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences (PSAS), Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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