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Recent advances in ph-or/and photo-responsive nanovehicles

  • Yuseon Shin
  • , Patihul Husni
  • , Kioh Kang
  • , Dayoon Lee
  • , Sehwa Lee
  • , Eunseong Lee
  • , Yuseok Youn
  • , Kyungtaek Oh
  • Chung-Ang University
  • Sungkyunkwan University

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Abstract

The combination of nanotechnology and chemotherapy has resulted in more effective drug design via the development of nanomaterial-based drug delivery systems (DDSs) for tumor targeting. Stimulus-responsive DDSs in response to internal or external signals can offer precisely controlled delivery of preloaded therapeutics. Among the various DDSs, the photo-triggered system improves the efficacy and safety of treatment through spatiotemporal manipulation of light. Additionally, pH-induced delivery is one of the most widely studied strategies for targeting the acidic micro-environment of solid tumors. Accordingly, in this review, we discuss representative strategies for designing DDSs using light as an exogenous signal or pH as an endogenous trigger.

Original languageEnglish
Article number725
JournalPharmaceutics
Volume13
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

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Keywords

  • Acid-labile bond
  • Chemotherapy
  • Light
  • Nanovehicles
  • PH
  • Photodynamic
  • Photothermal
  • Protonation
  • Stimuli

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