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Biomacromolecules
September 2024
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States.
Aging negatively impacts skin health, notably through the senescent cell phenotype, which reduces collagen production and leads to thinner, more fragile skin prone to injuries and chronic wounds. We designed a drug delivery system that addresses these age-related issues using a hybrid hydrogel-nanoparticle system that utilizes a poly(δ-valerolactone--lactide)--poly(ethylene-glycol)--poly(δ-valerolactone--lactide) (PVLA-PEG-PVLA) hydrogel. This hydrogel allows for the local, extended release of therapeutics targeting both proliferating and senescent cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiomed Res Int
April 2022
Human and Natural and Sciences Center, Federal University of ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
Topical delivery of local anesthetics (LAs) is commonly used to decrease painful sensations, block pain throughout procedures, and alleviate pain after surgery. Dermal and/or transdermal delivery of LAs has other advantages, such as sustained drug delivery and decreased systemic adverse effects. This study reports the development of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles coated with chitosan for the sustained release and topicality of benzocaine (BZC) and topical delivery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNanomedicine (Lond)
January 2021
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
Int J Pharm
January 2021
Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States. Electronic address:
Pancreatic cancer represents a life threatening disease with rising mortality. Although the synergistic combination of gemcitabine and albumin-bound paclitaxel has proven to enhance the median survival rates as compared to gemcitabine alone, their systemic and repeated co-administration has been associated with serious toxic side effects and poor patient compliance. For this purpose, we designed a thermosensitive and biodegradable hydrogel encapsulating targeted nanoparticles for the local and sustained delivery of gemcitabine (GEM) and paclitaxel (PTX) to pancreatic cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Mater Chem B
August 2018
Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
Development of biocompatible and biodegradable nanocarriers with multiple functionalities has attracted great interest in recent years. In this study, a hybrid hydrogel nanoparticle (nanogel) platform based on the self-assembly of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) is presented for the first time. It was facile to realize the efficient co-delivery of radionuclide I and chemotherapeutic drugs such as camptothecin (CPT) to achieve the combined chemo-radioisotope therapy of cancer.
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