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Sabatelle RC, Colson YL, Sachdeva U, Grinstaff MW. Drug Delivery Opportunities in Esophageal Cancer: Current Treatments and Future Prospects. Mol Pharm 2024; 21:3103-3120. [PMID: 38888089 PMCID: PMC11331583 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Abstract
With one of the highest mortality rates of all malignancies, the 5-year survival rate for esophageal cancer is under 20%. Depending on the stage and extent of the disease, the current standard of care treatment paradigm includes chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical esophagogastrectomy, with consideration for adjuvant immunotherapy for residual disease. This regimen has high morbidity, due to anatomic changes inherent in surgery, the acuity of surgical complications, and off-target effects of systemic chemotherapy and immunotherapy. We begin with a review of current treatments, then discuss new and emerging targets for therapies and advanced drug delivery systems. Recent and ongoing preclinical and early clinical studies are evaluating traditional tumor targets (e.g., human epidermal growth factor receptor 2), as well as promising new targets such as Yes-associated protein 1 or mammalian target of rapamycin to develop new treatments for this disease. Due the function and location of the esophagus, opportunities also exist to pair these treatments with a drug delivery strategy to increase tumor targeting, bioavailability, and intratumor concentrations, with the two most common delivery platforms being stents and nanoparticles. Finally, early results with antibody drug conjugates and chimeric antigenic receptor T cells show promise as upcoming therapies. This review discusses these innovations in therapeutics and drug delivery in the context of their successes and failures, with the goal of identifying those solutions that demonstrate the most promise to shift the paradigm in treating this deadly disease.
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- Robert C. Sabatelle
- Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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Salihovic M, Pameté E, Arnold S, Sulejmani I, Bartschmid T, Hüsing N, Fritz-Popovski G, Dun C, Urban JJ, Presser V, Elsaesser MS. Black goes green: single-step solvent exchange for sol-gel synthesis of carbon spherogels as high-performance supercapacitor electrodes. ENERGY ADVANCES 2024; 3:482-494. [PMID: 38371916 PMCID: PMC10867810 DOI: 10.1039/d3ya00480e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Nanoporous carbon materials with customized structural features enable sustainable and electrochemical applications through improved performance and efficiency. Carbon spherogels (highly porous carbon aerogel materials consisting of an assembly of hollow carbon nanosphere units with uniform diameters) are desirable candidates as they combine exceptional electrical conductivity, bespoke shell porosity, tunability of the shell thickness, and a high surface area. Herein, we introduce a novel and more environmentally friendly sol-gel synthesis of resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF) templated by polystyrene spheres, forming carbon spherogels in an organic solvent. By tailoring the molar ratio of resorcinol to isopropyl alcohol (R/IPA) and the concentration of polystyrene, the appropriate synthesis conditions were identified to produce carbon spherogels with adjustable wall thicknesses. A single-step solvent exchange process from deionized water to isopropyl alcohol reduces surface tension within the porous gel network, making this approach significantly time and cost-effective. The lower surface tension of IPA enables solvent extraction under ambient conditions, allowing for direct carbonization of RF gels while maintaining a specific surface area loss of less than 20% compared to supercritically dried counterparts. The specific surface areas obtained after physical activation with carbon dioxide are 2300-3600 m2 g-1. Transmission and scanning electron microscopy verify the uniform, hollow carbon sphere network morphology. Specifically, those carbon spherogels are high-performing electrodes for energy storage in a supercapacitor setup featuring a specific capacitance of up to 204 F g-1 at 200 mA g-1 using 1 M potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution as the electrolyte.
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- Miralem Salihovic
- Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University of Salzburg 5020 Salzburg Austria
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- INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Saarland University, Campus D2 2 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University of Salzburg 5020 Salzburg Austria
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University of Salzburg 5020 Salzburg Austria
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University of Salzburg 5020 Salzburg Austria
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Saarland University, Campus D2 2 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
- Saarene - Saarland Center for Energy Materials and Sustainability, Campus C4 2 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University of Salzburg 5020 Salzburg Austria
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Bornamehr B, Arnold S, Dun C, Urban JJ, Zickler GA, Elsaesser MS, Presser V. High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries with High Stability Derived from Titanium-Oxide- and Sulfur-Loaded Carbon Spherogels. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:5881-5895. [PMID: 38277499 PMCID: PMC10859890 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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This study presents a novel approach to developing high-performance lithium-ion battery electrodes by loading titania-carbon hybrid spherogels with sulfur. The resulting hybrid materials combine high charge storage capacity, electrical conductivity, and core-shell morphology, enabling the development of next-generation battery electrodes. We obtained homogeneous carbon spheres caging crystalline titania particles and sulfur using a template-assisted sol-gel route and carefully treated the titania-loaded carbon spherogels with hydrogen sulfide. The carbon shells maintain their microporous hollow sphere morphology, allowing for efficient sulfur deposition while protecting the titania crystals. By adjusting the sulfur impregnation of the carbon sphere and varying the titania loading, we achieved excellent lithium storage properties by successfully cycling encapsulated sulfur in the sphere while benefiting from the lithiation of titania particles. Without adding a conductive component, the optimized material provided after 150 cycles at a specific current of 250 mA g-1 a specific capacity of 825 mAh g-1 with a Coulombic efficiency of 98%.
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- Behnoosh Bornamehr
- INM
- Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
- Department
of Materials Science & Engineering, Saarland University, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- INM
- Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
- Department
of Materials Science & Engineering, Saarland University, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- The
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemistry
and Physics of Materials, University of
Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Chemistry
and Physics of Materials, University of
Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- INM
- Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
- Department
of Materials Science & Engineering, Saarland University, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
- Saarene
- Saarland Center for Energy Materials and Sustainability, Campus C4 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Xiao Q, Zhang Y, Zhao A, Duan Z, Yao J. Application and development of nanomaterials in the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1268454. [PMID: 38026877 PMCID: PMC10657196 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1268454] [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: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Esophageal cancer is a malignant tumor with a high incidence worldwide. Currently, there are a lack of effective early diagnosis and treatment methods for esophageal cancer. However, delivery systems based on nanoparticles (NPs) have shown ideal efficacy in real-time imaging and chemotherapy, radiotherapy, gene therapy, and phototherapy for tumors, which has led to their recent widespread design as novel treatment strategies. Compared to traditional drugs, nanomedicine has unique advantages, including strong targeting ability, high bioavailability, and minimal side effects. This article provides an overview of the application of NPs in the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer and provides a reference for future research.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics, Cancer Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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Yin W, Nziengui Raby RB, Li Y, Li Z, Sun M, Huang Z. An Alternating Magnetic Field-Controlled Drug Delivery System Based on 4,4'-Azobis (4-cyanovaleric Acid)-Functioned Fe 3O 4@Chitosan Nanoparticles. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:bioengineering10020129. [PMID: 36829623 PMCID: PMC9952477 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10020129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Herein, we designed chitosan-coated Fe3O4 nanocomposites for the control release of drugs by an alternating magnetic field (AMF). The chitosan-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe3O4@CS) were prepared by a alkaline co-precipitation method, and then, the model drug toluidine blue (TB) was covalently grafted onto the surface of the nanocomposite by a two-step amide reaction with the thermosensitive molecule 4,4'-azobis (4-cyanovaleric acid) (ACVA) as the linker group. The prepared nanocomposites were superparamagnetic and showed high magnetization saturation (about 54.0 emu g-1). In vitro hydrothermal release studies showed that most parts of the TB would be effectively enclosed within the nanocarriers at lower ambient temperatures (23 or 37 °C) due to the molecular bonding of ACVA. The results of kinetic fitting of hydrothermal release data showed that TB released from nanoparticles followed first-order kinetics (R2 > 0.99) and the Korsemeyer-Peppas model (R2 > 0.99, n < 0.5). Most importantly, a single magnetron release experiment demonstrated an approximately linear relationship between the cumulative release of the drug and the duration of action of AMF (R2 = 0.9712). Moreover, the increase in the cumulative release of the drug can be controlled by controlling the switch of the AMF generation device. Therefore, the ACVA-modified Fe3O4@CS nanocarrier designed in this study is a promising model for drug delivery that enables the control of drug release dose by AMF.
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- Wang Yin
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
- Correspondence:
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Ugur N, Harputlu E, Sezer CV, Demirdogen RE, Ince M, Unlu CG, Yurt F, Emen FM, Kutlu HM, Ocakoglu K. Investigation of in vitro biological activities of hollow mesoporous carbon nanoparticles bearing D-NMAPPD on human lung adenocarcinoma cells. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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He S, Xu J, Liu X, Zhen Y. Advances and challenges in the treatment of esophageal cancer. Acta Pharm Sin B 2021; 11:3379-3392. [PMID: 34900524 PMCID: PMC8642427 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2021.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Esophageal cancer (EC) is one of the most common cancers with high morbidity and mortality rates. EC includes two histological subtypes, namely esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). ESCC primarily occurs in East Asia, whereas EAC occurs in Western countries. The currently available treatment strategies for EC include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, molecular targeted therapy, and combinations thereof. However, the prognosis remains poor, and the overall five-year survival rate is very low. Therefore, achieving the goal of effective treatment remains challenging. In this review, we discuss the latest developments in chemotherapy and molecular targeted therapy for EC, and comprehensively analyze the application prospects and existing problems of immunotherapy. Collectively, this review aims to provide a better understanding of the currently available drugs through in-depth analysis, promote the development of new therapeutic agents, and eventually improve the treatment outcomes of patients with EC.
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- Shiming He
- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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Boudjemaa A, Nongwe I, Mutuma B, Matsoso B, Bachari K, Coville N. TiO2@hollow carbon spheres: A photocatalyst for hydrogen generation under visible irradiation. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhang H, Wu T, Chen Y, Zhang Q, Chen Z, Ling Y, Jia Y, Yang Y, Liu X, Zhou Y. Hollow carbon nanospheres dotted with Gd-Fe nanoparticles for magnetic resonance and photoacoustic imaging. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:10943-10952. [PMID: 34132292 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02914b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Integrating magnetic resonance (MR) and photoacoustic (PA) contrast agents into porous nanomaterials is a favorable way for screening of potential theranostic nanomedicines. Hollow carbon nanospheres (HCSs) dotted with GdPO4 and γ-Fe2O3 (Gd-Fe) nanoparticles are therefore prepared and studied in this work. The resultant Gd-Fe/HCSs possess a size of ∼100 nm with a cavity of ∼80 nm and a shell thickness of ∼10 nm, where the magnetic Gd-Fe nanoparticles are dotted. Owing to the synergistic effects, the Gd-Fe/HCSs give 2.5 times enhanced PA signals as compared with HCSs as well as the inherited MR imaging properties from Gd-Fe nanoparticles. In vivo MR and PA imaging of the liver in mice are consequently evaluated and validated. Furthermore, taking the tunable particle size, hollow cavity, shell thickness, and dotted amounts of nanoparticles into consideration, our studies here provide a useful structural model for the synergistic integration of MR and PA imaging in HCSs.
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- Hui Zhang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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Singh G, Kaur H, Sharma A, Singh J, Alajangi HK, Kumar S, Singla N, Kaur IP, Barnwal RP. Carbon Based Nanodots in Early Diagnosis of Cancer. Front Chem 2021; 9:669169. [PMID: 34109155 PMCID: PMC8181141 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.669169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Detection of cancer at an early stage is one of the principal factors associated with successful treatment outcome. However, current diagnostic methods are not capable of making sensitive and robust cancer diagnosis. Nanotechnology based products exhibit unique physical, optical and electrical properties that can be useful in diagnosis. These nanotech-enabled diagnostic representatives have proved to be generally more capable and consistent; as they selectively accumulated in the tumor site due to their miniscule size. This article rotates around the conventional imaging techniques, the use of carbon based nanodots viz Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs), Graphene Quantum Dots (GQDs), Nanodiamonds, Fullerene, and Carbon Nanotubes that have been synthesized in recent years, along with the discovery of a wide range of biomarkers to identify cancer at early stage. Early detection of cancer using nanoconstructs is anticipated to be a distinct reality in the coming years.
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- Gurpal Singh
- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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Schmidt B, Kowalczyk K, Zielinska B. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Hybrid Flocculants Based on Potato Starch Copolymers with Hollow Carbon Spheres. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14061498. [PMID: 33803841 PMCID: PMC8003131 DOI: 10.3390/ma14061498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Novel carbon nanofiller-based starch-g-polyacrylamide hybrid flocculation materials (St-PAM-CS) were in situ prepared using potato starch (St), acrylamide (AM), and hollow mesoporous carbon spheres (CSs; diameters of 300–400 nm). Structures of different St-PAM-CS systems were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-Ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), laser scanning microscopy (LSM), and particle size analysis. The flocculation tests were evaluated by removing high turbidity kaolin suspension—initial absorbance 1.84. The effect of the St to AM molar ratio, doses, and content of CSs in hybrids on flocculation efficiency were examined. Satisfactory flocculation efficiency was obtained for all hybrids with 1 wt.% of the CS component. The highest reduction of the kaolin suspension absorbance (to 0.06) was observed for a 3 mL dose of the starch hybrid with the highest AM content. Additionally, St-PAM-CS showed a reduction in the sludge volume in time. The hybrids reached better flocculation efficiency in relation to the reference systems without CSs. The proposed flocculation mechanism (considering bridging, patching, and formation of hydrogen bonds) has been confirmed by the recorded results.
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- Beata Schmidt
- Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Polymeric Materials, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-91449-4749
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- Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Polymeric Materials, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Nanomaterials Physicochemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland;
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Lotfalian S, Nematollahzadeh A, Ghasemi S. Hierarchically structured protein-based hollow-nanospheres for drug delivery. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.104821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Martínez-Iniesta AD, Morelos-Gómez A, Muñoz-Sandoval E, López-Urías F. Nitrogen-phosphorus doped graphitic nano onion-like structures: experimental and theoretical studies. RSC Adv 2021; 11:2793-2803. [PMID: 35424229 PMCID: PMC8693872 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra10019f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Onion-like graphitic structures are of great importance in different fields. Pentagons, heptagons, and octagons are essential features of onion-like graphitic structures that could generate important properties for diverse applications such as anodes in Li metal batteries or the oxygen reduction reaction. These carbon nanomaterials are fullerenes organized in a nested fashion. In this work, we produced graphitic nano onion-like structures containing phosphorus and nitrogen (NP-GNOs), using the aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition method. The NP-GNOs were grown at high temperature (1020 °C) using ferrocene, trioctylphosphine oxide, benzylamine, and tetrahydrofuran precursors. The morphology, structure, composition, and surface chemistry of NP-GNOs were characterized using different techniques. The NP-GNOs showed diameters of 110-780 nm with Fe-based nanoparticles inside. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that NP-GNOs are thermally stable with an oxidation temperature of 724 °C. The surface chemistry analysis by FTIR and XPS revealed phosphorus-nitrogen codoping, and several functionalities containing C-H, N-H, P-H, P-O, P[double bond, length as m-dash]O, C[double bond, length as m-dash]O, and C-O bonds. We show density functional theory calculations of phosphorus-nitrogen doping and functionalized C240 fullerenes. We present the optimized structures, electronic density of states, HOMO, and LUMO wave functions for P-doped and OH-functionalized fullerenes. The P[double bond, length as m-dash]O and P-O bonds attributed to phosphates or hydroxyl groups attached to phosphorus atoms doping the NP-GNOs could be useful in improving supercapacitor function.
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- Armando D Martínez-Iniesta
- División de Materiales Avanzados, IPICYT Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Lomas 4a sección San Luis Potosí 78216 Mexico
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- Global Aqua Innovation Center and Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University 4-17-1 Wakasato Nagano 380-8553 Japan
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- División de Materiales Avanzados, IPICYT Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Lomas 4a sección San Luis Potosí 78216 Mexico
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- División de Materiales Avanzados, IPICYT Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Lomas 4a sección San Luis Potosí 78216 Mexico
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Zhan W, Li H, Guo Y, Du G, Wu Y, Zhang D. Construction of Biocompatible Dual-Drug Loaded Complicated Nanoparticles for in vivo Improvement of Synergistic Chemotherapy in Esophageal Cancer. Front Oncol 2020; 10:622. [PMID: 32432038 PMCID: PMC7214620 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Combination chemotherapy is a routine treatment for esophageal cancer, but some shortcomings, such as drug toxicity and side effects, greatly limit the clinical application of combination therapy. To overcome these shortcomings, we have developed a mesoporous silica nanoparticle system that was used to load doxorubicin and β-elemene. β-elemene was encapsulated in the pore of mesoporous silica nanoparticle and doxorubicin was electrostatically adsorbed on the surface of mesoporous silica nanoparticle by hyaluronic acid to construct dual drugs synergistic nanoparticles (bMED NPs, ~77.15 nm). In vitro studies demonstrated that bMED NPs had a good treatment effect in esophageal cancer cell lines. In vivo fluorescence imaging results demonstrated that bMED NPs could accumulate in tumor sites and achieve in vivo long-term circulation and continuous drug release. In addition, bMED NPs exhibited significant antitumor effects in the esophageal cancer mouse model, which may provide a great platform for esophageal cancer chemotherapy.
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- Wenhua Zhan
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Education Ministry, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Radiation Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular & Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular & Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular & Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Education Ministry, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Kim D, Kyung H, Lee SS, Park SY, Yoo WC, Lee HJ. In vitro
Evaluation of Carbon‐Based Nanospheres as Drug Delivery Vesicles in Breast Cancer Cell. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.11925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Daehyun Kim
- Department of Nano Science and Technology, Graduate School of Convergence Science and TechnologySeoul National University Seoul 151‐744 Republic of Korea
- Department of RadiologySeoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam 13620 Republic of Korea
- Research Institute, IMGT Co., Ltd Seongnam 13605 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied ChemistryHanyang University Ansan 15588 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano Science and Technology, Graduate School of Convergence Science and TechnologySeoul National University Seoul 151‐744 Republic of Korea
- Department of RadiologySeoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam 13620 Republic of Korea
- Research Institute, IMGT Co., Ltd Seongnam 13605 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano Science and Technology, Graduate School of Convergence Science and TechnologySeoul National University Seoul 151‐744 Republic of Korea
- Department of RadiologySeoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam 13620 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied ChemistryHanyang University Ansan 15588 Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical and Molecular EngineeringHanyang University Ansan 15588 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano Science and Technology, Graduate School of Convergence Science and TechnologySeoul National University Seoul 151‐744 Republic of Korea
- Department of RadiologySeoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam 13620 Republic of Korea
- Research Institute, IMGT Co., Ltd Seongnam 13605 Republic of Korea
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A pH-sensitive carrier based-on modified hollow mesoporous carbon nanospheres with calcium-latched gate for drug delivery. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 109:110517. [PMID: 32228977 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A novel nanocarrier based-on hollow mesoporous carbon nanospheres (HMCNs) with primary amines on its surface, a large cavity, and good hydrophilicity was synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction. The primary amine functionalities on the mesoporous carbon were used as the initiation sites for growing poly (epichlorohydrin) (PCH) chains. The chlorine groups in the side chain of PCH were replaced with imidazole as the pendant groups. Calcium chloride (CaCl2) was applied as a capping agent. The coordination bonding was formed between pendant imidazole groups and calcium ions. Doxorubicin (DOX) was selected as a model of hydrophilic anticancer drug and was loaded onto the nanocarrier and released through the cleavage of the pH-sensitive coordination bonding. The gating mechanism enables the nanocarrier to store and release the calcium ions and the DOX molecules trapped in the pores. MTT assay toward HeLa cells indicated that the nanocarrier had low toxicity because of the surface modification with the oxygen-rich polymer. The cellular uptake of the pH-sensitive nanocarrier for HeLa cancer cell lines was confirmed by CLSM images and flow cytometry. So, the novel pH-sensitive nanocarrier can be applicable to carry and release both DOX drug and calcium ions for cancer treatment.
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Navya PN, Kaphle A, Srinivas SP, Bhargava SK, Rotello VM, Daima HK. Current trends and challenges in cancer management and therapy using designer nanomaterials. NANO CONVERGENCE 2019; 6:23. [PMID: 31304563 PMCID: PMC6626766 DOI: 10.1186/s40580-019-0193-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 344] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Nanotechnology has the potential to circumvent several drawbacks of conventional therapeutic formulations. In fact, significant strides have been made towards the application of engineered nanomaterials for the treatment of cancer with high specificity, sensitivity and efficacy. Tailor-made nanomaterials functionalized with specific ligands can target cancer cells in a predictable manner and deliver encapsulated payloads effectively. Moreover, nanomaterials can also be designed for increased drug loading, improved half-life in the body, controlled release, and selective distribution by modifying their composition, size, morphology, and surface chemistry. To date, polymeric nanomaterials, metallic nanoparticles, carbon-based materials, liposomes, and dendrimers have been developed as smart drug delivery systems for cancer treatment, demonstrating enhanced pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles over conventional formulations due to their nanoscale size and unique physicochemical characteristics. The data present in the literature suggest that nanotechnology will provide next-generation platforms for cancer management and anticancer therapy. Therefore, in this critical review, we summarize a range of nanomaterials which are currently being employed for anticancer therapies and discuss the fundamental role of their physicochemical properties in cancer management. We further elaborate on the topical progress made to date toward nanomaterial engineering for cancer therapy, including current strategies for drug targeting and release for efficient cancer administration. We also discuss issues of nanotoxicity, which is an often-neglected feature of nanotechnology. Finally, we attempt to summarize the current challenges in nanotherapeutics and provide an outlook on the future of this important field.
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- P N Navya
- Nano-Bio Interfacial Research Laboratory (NBIRL), Department of Biotechnology, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka, 572103, India.
- Department of Biotechnology, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Erode, Tamil Nadu, 638401, India.
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- Melbourne Integrative Genomics, School of BioSciences/School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA
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- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Nano-Bio Interfacial Research Laboratory (NBIRL), Department of Biotechnology, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka, 572103, India.
- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia.
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Kant Kalwar, NH-11C, Jaipur-Delhi Highway, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303002, India.
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Hekmat F, Shahrokhian S, Rahimi S. 3D flower-like binary nickel cobalt oxide decorated coiled carbon nanotubes directly grown on nickel nanocones and binder-free hydrothermal carbons for advanced asymmetric supercapacitors. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:2901-2915. [PMID: 30688951 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr08077a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The development of high performance supercapacitors with high energy densities without sacrificing power densities has always been at the leading edge of the emerging field of renewable energy. Herein, the design and fabrication of innovative high performance binder-free electrodes consisting of coiled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and biomass-derived hydrothermal carbon spheres (HTCSs) as, respectively, positive and negative electrodes is reported. High performance asymmetric supercapacitors (ASCs) were developed using novel 3D core/shell-like binary Ni-Co oxide (NCO) decorated coiled CNTs directly grown on Ni nano-cone arrays (NCAs) and HTCSs directly deposited on NCAs. Novel 3D structures of NCAs were synthesized via a facile and scalable cathodic electrodeposition route and coiled CNTs were directly grown on them by catalytic chemical vapour deposition (CVD) followed by a facile hydrothermal method to integrally decorate the coiled CNTs/NCAs by 3D flower-like NCO. A one-pot hydrothermal method is also used to direct the synthesis of biomass-derived HTCSs on NCAs to fabricate a novel binder-free negative electrode. The ASC based on NCO@coiled CNTs/NCAs//HTCSs/NCAs not only exhibits superior energy density (72.5 W h kg-1) at a reasonable power density of 1.4 kW kg-1, but also represents remarkable cycling durability (retaining almost over 85% of its initial capacitance after 5000 charge-discharge cycles). The fabricated ASC, therefore, seems to be a potent candidate for practical applications in future high performance energy storage systems.
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- Farzaneh Hekmat
- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9516, Iran.
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