Issue 17, 2024

Biomaterials with cancer cell-specific cytotoxicity: challenges and perspectives

Abstract

Significant advances have been made in materials for biomedical applications, including tissue engineering, bioimaging, cancer treatment, etc. In the past few decades, nanostructure-mediated therapeutic strategies have been developed to improve drug delivery, targeted therapy, and diagnosis, maximizing therapeutic effectiveness while reducing systemic toxicity and side effects by exploiting the complicated interactions between the materials and the cell and tissue microenvironments. This review briefly introduces the differences between the cells and tissues of tumour or normal cells. We summarize recent advances in tumour microenvironment-mediated therapeutic strategies using nanostructured materials. We then comprehensively discuss strategies for fabricating nanostructures with cancer cell-specific cytotoxicity by precisely controlling their composition, particle size, shape, structure, surface functionalization, and external energy stimulation. Finally, we present perspectives on the challenges and future opportunities of nanotechnology-based toxicity strategies in tumour therapy.

Graphical abstract: Biomaterials with cancer cell-specific cytotoxicity: challenges and perspectives

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
21 6 2024
First published
02 8 2024

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024,53, 8847-8877

Biomaterials with cancer cell-specific cytotoxicity: challenges and perspectives

Z. Chu, W. Wang, W. Zheng, W. Fu, Y. Wang, H. Wang and H. Qian, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53, 8847 DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00636D

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