Nanocarriers Responsive to Light—A Review
The non-specific and minimally selective nature of traditional drug administration methods, along with various other limitations, makes the use of drug delivery systems more favorable. Light-responsive, or light-triggered, drug delivery systems provide more controlled and less invasive treatment app...
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| author | Ismat F. Almadani Mohammad F. Almadani Nour AlSawaftah Waad H. Abuwatfa Ghaleb A. Husseini |
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| description | The non-specific and minimally selective nature of traditional drug administration methods, along with various other limitations, makes the use of drug delivery systems more favorable. Light-responsive, or light-triggered, drug delivery systems provide more controlled and less invasive treatment approaches, addressing the shortcomings of traditional methods. In this paper, we reviewed studies utilizing light-triggered nanoparticles (NPs) for treating cancer and various other diseases, focusing on photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) in both in vivo and in vitro applications. Most of the reviewed studies employed synergistic approaches that combined PDT or PTT with other therapeutic methods to leverage the strengths of both techniques and enhance treatment efficiency or to overcome the individual limitations of each method, which is discussed extensively in this paper. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a60755a4455c4239bd5ef5f14c688b932024-12-27T14:40:22ZengMDPI AGMicro2673-80232024-12-014482784410.3390/micro4040051Nanocarriers Responsive to Light—A ReviewIsmat F. Almadani0Mohammad F. Almadani1Nour AlSawaftah2Waad H. Abuwatfa3Ghaleb A. Husseini4Biomedical Engineering Program, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab EmiratesFaculty of Medicine, Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, JordanMaterials Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab EmiratesMaterials Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab EmiratesBiomedical Engineering Program, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab EmiratesThe non-specific and minimally selective nature of traditional drug administration methods, along with various other limitations, makes the use of drug delivery systems more favorable. Light-responsive, or light-triggered, drug delivery systems provide more controlled and less invasive treatment approaches, addressing the shortcomings of traditional methods. In this paper, we reviewed studies utilizing light-triggered nanoparticles (NPs) for treating cancer and various other diseases, focusing on photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) in both in vivo and in vitro applications. Most of the reviewed studies employed synergistic approaches that combined PDT or PTT with other therapeutic methods to leverage the strengths of both techniques and enhance treatment efficiency or to overcome the individual limitations of each method, which is discussed extensively in this paper.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8023/4/4/51drug deliverylight-responsivelight-triggerednanoparticlesnanocarriersphotodynamic therapy (PDT) |
| spellingShingle | Ismat F. Almadani Mohammad F. Almadani Nour AlSawaftah Waad H. Abuwatfa Ghaleb A. Husseini Nanocarriers Responsive to Light—A Review Micro drug delivery light-responsive light-triggered nanoparticles nanocarriers photodynamic therapy (PDT) |
| title | Nanocarriers Responsive to Light—A Review |
| title_full | Nanocarriers Responsive to Light—A Review |
| title_fullStr | Nanocarriers Responsive to Light—A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanocarriers Responsive to Light—A Review |
| title_short | Nanocarriers Responsive to Light—A Review |
| title_sort | nanocarriers responsive to light a review |
| topic | drug delivery light-responsive light-triggered nanoparticles nanocarriers photodynamic therapy (PDT) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8023/4/4/51 |
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