Nano based drug delivery systems: recent developments and future prospects

Nanomedicine and nano delivery systems are a relatively new but rapidly developing science where materials in the nanoscale range are employed to serve as means of diagnostic tools or to deliver therapeutic agents to specific targeted sites in a controlled manner. Nanotechnology offers multiple bene...

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Published in:Journal of nanobiotechnology Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 71 - 33
Main Authors: Patra, Jayanta Kumar, Das, Gitishree, Fraceto, Leonardo Fernandes, Campos, Estefania Vangelie Ramos, Rodriguez-Torres, Maria del Pilar, Acosta-Torres, Laura Susana, Diaz-Torres, Luis Armando, Grillo, Renato, Swamy, Mallappa Kumara, Sharma, Shivesh, Habtemariam, Solomon, Shin, Han-Seung
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central 19.09.2018
BioMed Central Ltd
Springer Nature B.V
BMC
Subjects:
Animals
Bioavailability
Biological Products - administration & dosage
Biosensors
Biotechnology
Cancer therapies
Chemical compounds
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chemotherapy
Clinical trials
Diagnostic software
Diagnostic systems
Drug Carriers - chemistry
Drug delivery
Drug delivery systems
Drug Delivery Systems - methods
Drug Discovery - methods
Drug targeting
Drugs
FDA approval
Humans
Innovations
Medical treatment
Molecular Medicine
Nanomaterials
Nanomedicine
Nanomedicine - methods
Nanosensors: Their potential use in the life sciences and clinical medicine
Nanostructures - chemistry
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology - methods
Natural products
Pharmaceutical industry
Pharmaceutical Preparations - administration & dosage
Pharmacology
Review
Testing
Therapeutic applications
Tissue engineering
Nanomaterials
Drug targeting
Drug delivery
Natural products
Nanomedicine
ISSN:1477-3155, 1477-3155
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Summary:Nanomedicine and nano delivery systems are a relatively new but rapidly developing science where materials in the nanoscale range are employed to serve as means of diagnostic tools or to deliver therapeutic agents to specific targeted sites in a controlled manner. Nanotechnology offers multiple benefits in treating chronic human diseases by site-specific, and target-oriented delivery of precise medicines. Recently, there are a number of outstanding applications of the nanomedicine (chemotherapeutic agents, biological agents, immunotherapeutic agents etc.) in the treatment of various diseases. The current review, presents an updated summary of recent advances in the field of nanomedicines and nano based drug delivery systems through comprehensive scrutiny of the discovery and application of nanomaterials in improving both the efficacy of novel and old drugs (e.g., natural products) and selective diagnosis through disease marker molecules. The opportunities and challenges of nanomedicines in drug delivery from synthetic/natural sources to their clinical applications are also discussed. In addition, we have included information regarding the trends and perspectives in nanomedicine area.
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ISSN:1477-3155
1477-3155
DOI:10.1186/s12951-018-0392-8