Reversibly pH-responsive polyurethane membranes for on-demand intravaginal drug delivery

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 100-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seungil Kim ◽  
Yufei Chen ◽  
Emmanuel A. Ho ◽  
Song Liu
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Ph Responsive ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Polyurethane Membranes

Programmable shape-morphing microrobots for localized cancer cells treatment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Xin ◽  
Dongdong Jin ◽  
Yanlei Hu ◽  
Liang Yang ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Release ◽  
Targeted Drug Delivery ◽  
Biological Applications ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Ph Responsive ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Shape Morphing ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Targeted Drug

Abstract Microrobots have attracted great attentions due to their wide applications in microobjects manipulation and targeted drug delivery. To realize more complex micro/nano cargos manipulation (e.g., encapsulation and release) in biological applications, endowing microrobots with shapes adaptability with the environment is highly desirable. Here, designable shape-morphing microrobots (SMMRs) have been developed by programmatically encoding different expansion rate in a pH-responsive hydrogel. Combined with magnetic propelling, the shape-morphing microcrab (SMMC) is capable of performing targeted microparticle delivery, including gripping, transporting, and releasing through claws morphing. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, the shape-morphing microfish (SMMF) is designed to encapsulate drug (doxorubicin (DOX)) by closing mouth in phosphate buffer saline (PBS, pH~7.4) and release them by opening mouth in slightly acid solution (pH<7), which realize localized Hela cells treatment in an artificial vascular network. These SMMRs with powerful shape morphing capabilities and remote motion controllability provide new platforms for complex microcargos operation and on-demand drug release.

scholarly journals Continuous flow fabrication of Fmoc-cysteine based nanobowl infused core–shell like microstructures for pH switchable on-demand anti-cancer drug delivery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonika Chibh ◽  
Vibhav Katoch ◽  
Avneet Kour ◽  
Farheen Khanam ◽  
Amit Singh Yadav ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Continuous Flow ◽  
Cancer Drug ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Ph Responsive ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Anti Cancer ◽  
Drug Delivery Applications ◽  
Cancer Drug Delivery

pH responsive core–shell nanobowl-microstructures (NB-shells) as novel and exciting platforms for stimuli activated drug delivery applications.

Nanostructures for pH-sensitive Drug Delivery and Magnetic Resonance Contrast Enhancement Systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (25) ◽  
pp. 3036-3057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Sun ◽  
Guilong Zhang ◽  
Zhengyan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Drug Release ◽  
Contrast Enhancement ◽  
General Strategy ◽  
Ph Responsive ◽  
Physicochemical Changes ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Contrast ◽  
Resonance Contrast ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Contrast Enhancement

According to the differences of microenvironments between tumors and healthy tissues, if the anticancer drugs or magnetic resonance contrast agents (MRCAs) can be controlled to precisely match physiological needs at targeted tumor sites, it is expected to acquire better therapeutic efficacy and more accurate diagnosis. Over the decade, stimuli-responsive nanomaterials have been a research hotspot for cancer treatment and diagnosis because they show many excellent functions, such as in vivo imaging, combined targeting drug delivery and systemic controlled release, extended circulation time, etc. Among the various stimuli nanosystems, pH-stimuli mode is regarded as the most general strategy because of solid tumors acidosis. When exposed to weakly acidic tumor microenvironment, pH-responsive nanoplatforms can generate physicochemical changes for their structure and surface characteristics, causing drug release or contrast enhancement. In this review, we focused on the designs of various pH-responsive nanoplatforms and discussed the mechanisms of controlled drug release or switch on-off in MRCAs. This review also discussed the efficacy of cellular internalization for these nanoplatforms via endocytosis of acidic tumor cell. Meanwhile, nanoplatforms response to acidic intracellular pH (such as endosome, lysosome) are discussed, along with approaches for improving drug release performance and magnetic resonance contrast enhancement. A greater understanding of these pH-responsive nanoplatforms will help design more efficient nanomedicine to address the challenges encountered in conventional diagnosis and chemotherapy.

Synthesis of pH-responsive triazine skeleton nano-polymer composite containing AIE group for drug delivery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifan Zhang ◽  
Xueying Peng ◽  
Xinbo Jing ◽  
Lin Cui ◽  
Shengchao Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Polymer Composite ◽  
Ph Responsive

scholarly journals pH and redox dual-sensitive drug delivery system constructed based on fluorescent carbon dots

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2656-2663
Author(s):  
Boye Zhang ◽  
Qianqian Duan ◽  
Yi Li ◽  
Jianming Wang ◽  
Wendong Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Controlled Release ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Fluorescence Imaging ◽  
Drug Delivery System ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Carbon Dots ◽  
Ph Responsive ◽  
Charge Reversal ◽  
Fluorescent Carbon Dots

The system is pH-responsive and redox-controlled release. And the charge reversal and size transitions of the system can enhance the targeted ability. Moreover, the system can recognize the cancer cells by the fluorescence imaging.

pH responsive chitosan-coated microemulsions as drug delivery systems

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Daniela Díaz-Zepeda ◽  
René D. Peralta-Rodríguez ◽  
Bertha Puente-Urbina ◽  
Gladis Cortez-Mazatan ◽  
H. Iván Meléndez-Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Ph Responsive
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