Issue 26, 2023

DNA hydrogels and nanogels for diagnostics, therapeutics, and theragnostics of various cancers

Abstract

As an efficient class of hydrogel-based therapeutic drug delivery systems, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) hydrogels (particularly DNA nanogels) have attracted massive attention in the last five years. The main contributor to this is the programmability of these 3-dimensional (3D) scaffolds that creates fundamental effects, especially in treating cancer diseases. Like other active biological ingredients (ABIs), DNA hydrogels can be functionalized with other active agents that play a role in targeting drug delivery and modifying the half-life of the therapeutic cargoes in the body's internal environment. Considering the brilliant advantages of DNA hydrogels, in this survey, we intend to submit an informative collection of feasible methods for the design and preparation of DNA hydrogels and nanogels, and the responsivity of the immune system to these therapeutic cargoes. Moreover, the interactions of DNA hydrogels with cancer biomarkers are discussed in this account. Theragnostic DNA nanogels as an advanced species for both detection and therapeutic purposes are also briefly reviewed.

Graphical abstract: DNA hydrogels and nanogels for diagnostics, therapeutics, and theragnostics of various cancers

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
29 1 2023
Accepted
15 5 2023
First published
15 5 2023

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 10882-10903

DNA hydrogels and nanogels for diagnostics, therapeutics, and theragnostics of various cancers

I. Zare, R. Taheri-Ledari, F. Esmailzadeh, M. M. Salehi, A. Mohammadi, A. Maleki and E. Mostafavi, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 10882 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR00425B

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