scholarly journals Designing Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles to Overcome Biological Barriers by Incorporating Targeting and Endosomal Escape

Author(s):  
Miguel Gisbert-Garzarán ◽  
Daniel Lozano ◽  
Kotaro Matsumoto ◽  
Aoi Komatsu ◽  
Miguel Manzano ◽  
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Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Gisbert-Garzarán ◽  
María Vallet-Regí

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles have been broadly applied as drug delivery systems owing to their exquisite features, such as excellent textural properties or biocompatibility. However, there are various biological barriers that prevent their proper translation into the clinic, including: (1) lack of selectivity toward tumor tissues, (2) lack of selectivity for tumoral cells and (3) endosomal sequestration of the particles upon internalization. In addition, their open porous structure may lead to premature drug release, consequently affecting healthy tissues and decreasing the efficacy of the treatment. First, this review will provide a comprehensive and systematic overview of the different approximations that have been implemented into mesoporous silica nanoparticles to overcome each of such biological barriers. Afterward, the potential premature and non-specific drug release from these mesoporous nanocarriers will be addressed by introducing the concept of stimuli-responsive gatekeepers, which endow the particles with on-demand and localized drug delivery.


2016 ◽  
Vol 227 ◽  
pp. 242-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronika Weiss ◽  
Christian Argyo ◽  
Adriano A. Torrano ◽  
Claudia Strobel ◽  
Stephan A. Mackowiak ◽  
...  

Nano Letters ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1047-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Pamela Dobay ◽  
Alexandra Schmidt ◽  
Eduardo Mendoza ◽  
Thomas Bein ◽  
Joachim O. Rädler

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 1001-1016
Author(s):  
Sandra Ramírez-Rave ◽  
María Josefa Bernad-Bernad ◽  
Jesús Gracia-Mora ◽  
Anatoly K. Yatsimirsky

Hybrid materials based on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles (MSN) have attracted plentiful attention due to the versatility of their chemistry, and the field of Drug Delivery Systems (DDS) is not an exception. MSN present desirable biocompatibility, high surface area values, and a well-studied surface reactivity for tailoring a vast diversity of chemical moieties. Particularly important for DDS applications is the use of external stimuli for drug release. In this context, light is an exceptional alternative due to its high degree of spatiotemporal precision and non-invasive character, and a large number of promising DDS based on photoswitchable properties of azobenzenes have been recently reported. This review covers the recent advances in design of DDS using light as an external stimulus mostly based on literature published within last years with an emphasis on usually overlooked underlying chemistry, photophysical properties, and supramolecular complexation of azobenzenes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 111619
Author(s):  
Paul Jänicke ◽  
Claudia Lennicke ◽  
Annette Meister ◽  
Barbara Seliger ◽  
Ludger A. Wessjohann ◽  
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