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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2012

Nanoparticle-based drug delivery: case studies for cancer and cardiovascular applications.

Paul Galvin, Damien Thompson, Katie B Ryan, Anna McCarthy, Anne C Moore, Conor S Burke, Maya Dyson, Brian D Maccraith, Yurii K Gun'ko, Michelle T Byrne and 6 more

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Advances of medical nanorobots for future cancer treatments.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Paul GalvinTyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. paul.galvin@tyndall.ie
Damien Thompson
Katie B Ryan
Anna McCarthy
Anne C Moore
Conor S Burke
Maya Dyson
Brian D Maccraith
Yurii K Gun'ko
Michelle T Byrne
Yuri Volkov
Chris Keely
Enda Keehan
Michael Howe
Conor Duffy
Ronan MacLoughlin
University College Cork · IETrinity College Dublin · IEDublin City University · IECOPE Galway · IERex Medical (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanoparticles (NPs) comprised of nanoengineered complexes are providing new opportunities for enabling targeted delivery of a range of therapeutics and combinations. A range of functionalities can be included within a nanoparticle complex, including surface chemistry that allows attachment of cell-specific ligands for targeted delivery, surface coatings to increase circulation times for enhanced bioavailability, specific materials on the surface or in the nanoparticle core that enable storage of a therapeutic cargo until the target site is reached, and materials sensitive to local or remote actuation cues that allow controlled delivery of therapeutics to the target cells. However, despite the potential benefits of NPs as smart drug delivery and diagnostic systems, much research is still required to evaluate potential toxicity issues related to the chemical properties of NP materials, as well as their size and shape. The need to validate each NP for safety and efficacy with each therapeutic compound or combination of therapeutics is an enormous challenge, which forces industry to focus mainly on those nanoparticle materials where data on safety and efficacy already exists, i.e., predominantly polymer NPs. However, the enhanced functionality affordable by inclusion of metallic materials as part of nanoengineered particles provides a wealth of new opportunity for innovation and new, more effective, and safer therapeutics for applications such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases, which require selective targeting of the therapeutic to maximize effectiveness while avoiding adverse effects on non-target tissues.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesContrast MediaDrug CarriersDrug-Eluting StentsHumansNanoparticlesNeoplasmsPolymersAntineoplastic AgentsContrast MediaDrug CarriersPolymers

Identifiers

PMID22015612
PMCPMC11115117
OpenAlexW1995276305

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Registered trials

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