Cecilia Leal from the University of Illinois and co-workers summarize the current research on lipid-based films for biomedical applications and provide new insight into multilayered hybrid lipid–polymer films for substrate-mediated drug delivery.
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Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier: Bioinspired Devices
Bioinspired, biohybrid device design and fabrication strategy for investigating the ability of therapeutics to cross the blood brain barrier.
Targeted, ROS-Promoted Nanomedicine for Cancer Treatment
A novel reactive oxygen species (ROS)-promoted nanomedicine platform can effectively inhibit tumor growth, reduce side effects experienced in common anticancer drugs, while promote on-target uptake.
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Tumor-Targeting “Polywraplex” for siRNA Delivery [Video]
Tuo Jin and colleagues from Shanghai Jiao Tong University synthesize a synthetic carrier system for small interfering RNA (siRNA) with customizable size, pH-responsive degradability, and optimized surface population of cell-targeting agent.
Immunoengineering with Biomaterials for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy
Biomaterials are engineered to improve the safety and efficacy of current cancer immunotherapies.
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