Hiding in Plain Sight: Cell Biomimicry for Improving Hematological Cancer Outcomes
The field of nanomedicine has been fruitful in creating novel drug delivery ideas to battle hematologic cancers. However, one persistent barrier to efficient nanoparticle treatment is phagocytic uptake or the clearance of nanoparticles by immune cells. To prevent this immune uptake, scientists have...
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| description | The field of nanomedicine has been fruitful in creating novel drug delivery ideas to battle hematologic cancers. However, one persistent barrier to efficient nanoparticle treatment is phagocytic uptake or the clearance of nanoparticles by immune cells. To prevent this immune uptake, scientists have utilized biomimicry, the emulation of natural structures for engineered applications, to create particles that are able to remain unrecognized by immune cells. This method aims to improve the overall circulation time of nanoparticles by decreasing the amount of particles filtered out of the blood. It can even lead to homotypic cancer cell targeting, decreasing cancer cell vitality. This review summarizes recent in vivo and in vitro studies to prove that biomimetic cargo delivery is a unique and tenable way of increasing survival outcomes in patients with hematologic cancers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fd2f35fdbccd4da4865f4264c3265a462025-08-20T03:48:01ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912025-05-01151073910.3390/nano15100739Hiding in Plain Sight: Cell Biomimicry for Improving Hematological Cancer OutcomesLaura A. Weinstein0Bingqing Wei1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark 19716, DE, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark 19716, DE, USAThe field of nanomedicine has been fruitful in creating novel drug delivery ideas to battle hematologic cancers. However, one persistent barrier to efficient nanoparticle treatment is phagocytic uptake or the clearance of nanoparticles by immune cells. To prevent this immune uptake, scientists have utilized biomimicry, the emulation of natural structures for engineered applications, to create particles that are able to remain unrecognized by immune cells. This method aims to improve the overall circulation time of nanoparticles by decreasing the amount of particles filtered out of the blood. It can even lead to homotypic cancer cell targeting, decreasing cancer cell vitality. This review summarizes recent in vivo and in vitro studies to prove that biomimetic cargo delivery is a unique and tenable way of increasing survival outcomes in patients with hematologic cancers.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/10/739nanomedicinebiomimicrydrug deliverycancerhomotypic targeting |
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| title | Hiding in Plain Sight: Cell Biomimicry for Improving Hematological Cancer Outcomes |
| title_full | Hiding in Plain Sight: Cell Biomimicry for Improving Hematological Cancer Outcomes |
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| title_short | Hiding in Plain Sight: Cell Biomimicry for Improving Hematological Cancer Outcomes |
| title_sort | hiding in plain sight cell biomimicry for improving hematological cancer outcomes |
| topic | nanomedicine biomimicry drug delivery cancer homotypic targeting |
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