An aptamer-targeting photoresponsive drug delivery system using “off–on” graphene oxide wrapped mesoporous silica nanoparticles

Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as a Novel Antioxidant Delivery System

Antioxidants have an important role in control and prevention of dangerous diseases like cancers, but instability and high solubility of the antioxidants are <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #00000...

Mesoporous Silica: An Alternative Diffusion Controlled Drug Delivery System

M esoscopically ordered mesoporous silica materials have attracted a wide interest since their discovery in the early 1990’s due to their diverse potential applications areas; including catalysis, filtration and chromatography. Supramolecular surfactant aggregates are used as structure directing agents for inorganics during condensation, leading to mesoscopically ordered surfactant-inorganic co...

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Vehicles in Cancer

Even though cancer treatment has improved over the recent decades, still more specific and effective treatment concepts are mandatory. Surgical removal is not always possible, metastases are challenging and chemo- and radiotherapy can not only have severe side-effects but also resistances may occur. To cope with these challenges more efficient therapies with fewer side-effects are required. One...

pH-Responsive Mesoporous Silica and Carbon Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

The application of nanotechnology to medicine constitutes a major field of research nowadays. In particular, the use of mesoporous silica and carbon nanoparticles has attracted the attention of numerous researchers due to their unique properties, especially when applied to cancer treatment. Many strategies based on stimuli-responsive nanocarriers have been developed to control the drug release ...

Live-cell imaging of drug delivery by mesoporous silica nanoparticles