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ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2025

How Advanced are Self-Assembled Nanomaterials for Targeted Drug Delivery? A Comprehensive Review of the Literature.

Hamdi Nsairat, Zainab Lafi, Belal O Al-Najjar, Ali Al-Samydai, Fadi G Saqallah, Mohamed El-Tanani, Ghaleb Ali Oriquat, Bailasan Mohammad Sa'bi, Abed Alqader Ibrahim, Anthony Lee Dellinger and 1 more

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Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Hamdi NsairatPharmacological and Diagnostic Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, 19328, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-5916-5879
Zainab LafiPharmacological and Diagnostic Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, 19328, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-2847-2416
Belal O Al-NajjarPharmacological and Diagnostic Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, 19328, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-6811-1792
Ali Al-SamydaiPharmacological and Diagnostic Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, 19328, Jordan.
Fadi G SaqallahFaculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Mohamed El-TananiPharmacological and Diagnostic Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, 19328, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-4735-5445
Ghaleb Ali OriquatPharmacological and Diagnostic Research Center, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, 19328, Jordan.
Bailasan Mohammad Sa'biPharmacological and Diagnostic Research Center, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, 19328, Jordan.ORCID 0009-0003-3211-8644
Abed Alqader IbrahimDepartment of Nanoscience, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Anthony Lee DellingerDepartment of Nanoscience, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Walhan AlshaerCell Therapy Center, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of effective drug delivery systems is a key focus in pharmaceutical research, aiming to enhance therapeutic efficacy while minimizing adverse effects. Self-assembled nanostructures present a promising solution due to their tunable properties, biocompatibility, and ability to encapsulate and deliver therapeutic agents to specific targets. This review examines recent advancements in drug-based self-assembled nanostructures for targeted delivery applications, including drug-drug conjugates, polymeric-based architectures, biomolecules, peptides, DNA, squalene conjugates and amphiphilic drugs. Various strategies for fabricating these nanostructures are discussed, with an emphasis on the design principles and mechanisms underlying their self-assembly and potential for targeted drug delivery to specific tissues or cells. Furthermore, the integration of targeting ligands, stimuli-responsive moieties and imaging agents into these nanostructures is explored for enhanced therapeutic outcomes and real-time monitoring. Challenges such as stability, scalability and regulatory hurdles in translating these nanostructures from bench to bedside are also addressed. Drug-based self-assembled nanostructures represent a promising platform for developing next-generation targeted drug delivery systems with improved therapeutic efficacy and reduced side effects.

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Drug Delivery SystemsNanostructuresAnimalsDrug CarriersHumansNanomedicinePeptidesPolymersDrug CarriersPeptidesPolymersamphiphilic drugsnanoconjugatesnanostructuresself-assemblytargeted delivery

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PMID39990285
PMCPMC11847455

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