scholarly journals Marine Seaweed Polysaccharides-Based Engineered Cues for the Modern Biomedical Sector

Marine Drugs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal ◽  
Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Targeted Drug Delivery ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Controlled Delivery ◽  
Engineering Systems ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Medical Sector

Seaweed-derived polysaccharides with unique structural and functional entities have gained special research attention in the current medical sector. Seaweed polysaccharides have been or being used to engineer novel cues with biomedical values to tackle in practice the limitations of counterparts which have become ineffective for 21st-century settings. The inherited features of seaweed polysaccharides, such as those of a biologically tunable, biocompatible, biodegradable, renewable, and non-toxic nature, urge researchers to use them to design therapeutically effective, efficient, controlled delivery, patient-compliant, and age-compliant drug delivery platforms. Based on their significant retention capabilities, tunable active units, swelling, and colloidal features, seaweed polysaccharides have appeared as highly useful materials for modulating drug-delivery and tissue-engineering systems. This paper presents a standard methodological approach to review the literature using inclusion-exclusion criteria, which is mostly ignored in the reported literature. Following that, numerous marine-based seaweed polysaccharides are discussed with suitable examples. For the applied perspectives, part of the review is focused on the biomedical values, i.e., targeted drug delivery, wound-curative potential, anticancer potentialities, tissue-engineering aspects, and ultraviolet (UV) protectant potential of seaweed polysaccharides based engineered cues. Finally, current challenges, gaps, and future perspectives have been included in this review.

scholarly journals Modified chitosan hydrogels as drug delivery and tissue engineering systems: present status and applications

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 439-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapan Kumar Giri ◽  
Amrita Thakur ◽  
Amit Alexander ◽  
Ajazuddin ◽  
Hemant Badwaik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Present Status ◽  
Engineering Systems ◽  
Modified Chitosan ◽  
Chitosan Hydrogels

scholarly journals Carbon Nanotubes: Current Perspectives on Diverse Applications in Targeted Drug Delivery and Therapies

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 6707
Author(s):  
Mohamed Rahamathulla ◽  
Rohit R. Bhosale ◽  
Riyaz A. M. Osmani ◽  
Kasturi C. Mahima ◽  
Asha P. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Targeted Drug Delivery ◽  
Carbon Nanostructures ◽  
Carbon Nanostructure ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Entire Collection ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Targeted Drug

Current discoveries as well as research findings on various types of carbon nanostructures have inspired research into their utilization in a number of fields. These carbon nanostructures offer uses in pharmacy, medicine and different therapies. One such unique carbon nanostructure includes carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which are one-dimensional allotropes of carbon nanostructure that can have a length-to-diameter ratio greater than 1,000,000. After their discovery, CNTs have drawn extensive research attention due to their excellent material properties. Their physical, chemical and electronic properties are excellent and their composites provide great possibilities for enormous nanometer applications. The current study provides a systematic review based on prior literature review and data gathered from various sources. The various research studies from many research labs and organizations were systematically retrieved, collected, compiled and written. The entire collection and compilation of this review concluded the use of CNT approaches and their efficacy and safety for the treatment of various diseases such as brain tumors or cancer via nanotechnology-based drug delivery, phototherapy, gene therapy, antiviral therapy, antifungal therapy, antibacterial therapy and other biomedical applications. The current review covers diverse applications of CNTs in designing a range of targeted drug delivery systems and application for various therapies. It concludes with a discussion on how CNTs based medicines can expand in the future.

Nanostructured Calcium-based Biomaterials and their Application in Drug Delivery

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (31) ◽  
pp. 5189-5212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Juan Yi ◽  
Jun-Feng Li ◽  
Ming-Guo Ma ◽  
Ying-Jie Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bone Repair ◽  
Antibacterial Agents ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
The Past ◽  
Biomedical Fields

In the past several decades, various types of nanostructured biomaterials have been developed. These nanostructured biomaterials have promising applications in biomedical fields such as bone repair, tissue engineering, drug delivery, gene delivery, antibacterial agents, and bioimaging. Nanostructured biomaterials with high biocompatibility, including calcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite, and calcium silicate, are ideal candidates for drug delivery. This review article is not intended to offer a comprehensive review of the nanostructured biomaterials and their application in drug delivery but rather presents a brief summary of the recent progress in this field. Our recent endeavors in the research of nanostructured biomaterials for drug delivery are also summarized. Special attention is paid to the synthesis and properties of nanostructured biomaterials and their application in drug delivery with the use of typical examples. Finally, we discuss the problems and future perspectives of nanostructured biomaterials in the drug delivery field.

Petri Net Recommender System to Model Metabolic Pathway of Polyhydroxyalkanoates

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakshi Gupta ◽  
Gajendra Pratap Singh ◽  
Sunita Kumawat
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Petri Nets ◽  
Petri Net ◽  
Recommender System ◽  
Metabolic Pathway ◽  
Metabolic Pathways ◽  
Biological Significance ◽  
Medical Sector ◽  
Wide Range

Due to the complexity of the metabolic pathways, their modeling has been a great challenge for the researchers. Various mathematical models have been developed and are continuing to be developed to model and study metabolic pathways. In this article, the authors have described Petri nets (PNs) as a recommender system to model one of the metabolic pathways of Polyhydroxyalkanoates. Recommender systems have become an integral part of today's world. Their applications lie in the fields of e-commerce, bioinformatics and many more. Petri nets are one of the promising mathematical tools which can be treated as a recommender system to model and analyze the complex metabolic pathways of various organisms because of the representation of these pathways as graphs. The PN toolbox validates the obtained Petri net model. Polyhydroxyalkanoates, commonly known as PHAs, are biodegradable microbial polyesters and have properties quite similar to commonly used non-biodegradable plastics. Due to their biodegradability, biocompatibility, and eco-friendly nature, they are of biological significance and are used in various applications in wide range of sectors like medical sector, drug delivery, tissue engineering, and many more. The obtained PN model of Polyhydroxyalkanoates has been validated using PN toolbox.

Nanomedicine in Human Health Therapeutics and Drug Delivery

2021 ◽  
pp. 229-251
Author(s):  
Manzoor A. Mir ◽  
Basharat A. Bhat ◽  
Bashir A. Sheikh ◽  
Gulzar Ahmed Rather ◽  
Safiya Mehraj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Targeted Drug Delivery ◽  
Large Surface Area ◽  
Drug Molecules ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Targeted Drug

The 21st century has seen a massive spring up in the applications of nanobiotechnology. Incorporation of functionalized and modified nanostructures in various biomedical applications has generated significant research interests such as implant and tissue engineering, diagnosis, and therapy, thereby aiding in improvement of human health. The unique properties of nanoparticles including non-toxicity and biocompatibility with a large surface area make it possible to modify their surface with different chemicals including different polymers, antibodies, and drug molecules. Therefore, they are utilized for targeted drug delivery in order to carry drugs and selectively release them in desired tissues which reduces destructive effects on healthy cells. This chapter mainly covers the basic properties of nanoparticles including nanomedicine, their preparation and focuses on their diagnosis, and therapeutic applications in disease including cancer and other challenging ailments.

Nanomaterials for bone tissue regeneration: updates and future perspectives

Nanomedicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 2987-3006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Hill ◽  
Baowen Qi ◽  
Rasoul Bayaniahangar ◽  
Vida Araban ◽  
Zahra Bakhtiary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Bone Tissue ◽  
Tissue Regeneration ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Bone Tissue Regeneration ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Made In

Joint replacement and bone reconstructive surgeries are on the rise globally. Current strategies for implants and bone regeneration are associated with poor integration and healing resulting in repeated surgeries. A multidisciplinary approach involving basic biological sciences, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and clinical research is required to overcome this problem. Considering the nanostructured nature of bone, expertise and resources available through recent advancements in nanobiotechnology enable researchers to design and fabricate devices and drug delivery systems at the nanoscale to be more compatible with the bone tissue environment. The focus of this review is to present the recent progress made in the rationale and design of nanomaterials for tissue engineering and drug delivery relevant to bone regeneration.

The future perspectives of natural materials for pulmonary drug delivery and lung tissue engineering

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 869-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Yunsun Kim ◽  
Alice Hai May Wong ◽  
Ensanya Ali Abou Neel ◽  
Wojciech Chrzanowski ◽  
Hak-Kim Chan
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Lung Tissue ◽  
Pulmonary Drug Delivery ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Natural Materials ◽  
The Future ◽  
Lung Tissue Engineering

Fluoropolymers in biomedical applications: state-of-the-art and future perspectives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Lv ◽  
Yiyun Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cell Culture ◽  
Gene Delivery ◽  
Bacterial Cell ◽  
Protein Delivery ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Future Perspectives

Biomedical applications of fluoropolymers in gene delivery, protein delivery, drug delivery, 19F MRI, PDT, anti-fouling, anti-bacterial, cell culture, and tissue engineering.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document