Themed collection Nanoengineered Biomaterials for Anticancer and Antimicrobial Drug Targeting

PEDOT nanoparticles combine controlled drug release, and photothermal ablation due to their electrical and thermal properties. This review delves into their synthesis methods, characterization and potential in targeted cancer therapies.

MOFs modified functional materials have emerged in the therapeutic platform, PDT in particular, implementing various paths and mechanisms to hit the target cells, unveiling a substantial direction for cancer therapy.

This review focuses on updates regarding a broad spectrum of fabrication advances and applications in the field of prodrug-based nanotechnologies in multiple cancer therapeutic strategies in response to the tumor microenvironment.

Selenium (Se) is a paramount micronutrient, indispensable for the holistic health of humans, animals, and microorganisms.

Injectable hydrogels have the potential to revolutionize therapeutics.

Quercetin-loaded nanoarchaeosomes showed significant cell death in the breast cancer cell line MCF-7 through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS).

Fe-based metal-organic framework nanostructures loaded with Safranal show potential as anticancer and antibacterial formulations.

Using a new nanocomplex (Lipo@AuNPs@BBR) in photodynamic therapy on A549 spheroid cells.

Light-sensitive PANI-proteinoid nanofibers demonstrate the ability to mimic biological neural networks, enabling tunable information encoding and processing.

Forging the future: BPJ polymer coatings redefine antimicrobial defense on military textiles.

PEG–PLL hydrogels are an ideal wound dressing for irregular infected wound repair.

We report a cetrimonium bromide-coated nanofibre mesh, manufactured using coaxial electrospinning, which demonstrates effective antibacterial and antiviral properties against S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, respiratory syncytial virus, and SARS-CoV-2.

We construct a simple, biocompatible, sequential catalytic nanocatalyst PMO@GO-GOD to realize enhanced chemodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy for combating breast cancers by taking advantage of the peroxidase-like activity of GO.

The hexagonal phase of ZnO NPs was synthesized using sol gel methods and structural properties and correlation with the optical, photoluminescence and antibacterial properties have been investigated.

Schematic of BiNSs/Met/5-FU@TSL for anti-tumor through “PTT-Chemo” combination therapy.

Laser-assisted combinatorial breast cancer treatment using a photoarchitectonic hydrogel shows a synergistic effect.