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Biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles based drug delivery systems

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The impact of nanoencapsulation of various disease related drugs on biodegradable nanoparticles such as PLGA, PLA, chitosan, gelatin, polycaprolactone and poly-alkyl-cyanoacrylates is highlighted.
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This article is published in Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces.The article was published on 2010-01-01. It has received 3116 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Drug delivery & PLGA.

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PLGA-based nanoparticles: An overview of biomedical applications

TL;DR: This review presents why PLGA has been chosen to design nanoparticles as drug delivery systems in various biomedical applications such as vaccination, cancer, inflammation and other diseases.
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Engineered Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy

TL;DR: It is anticipated that precisely engineered nanoparticles will emerge as the next-generation platform for cancer therapy and many other biomedical applications.
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Nanoparticles as drug delivery systems

TL;DR: Various nanostructures, including liposomes, polymers, dendrimers, silicon or carbon materials, and magnetic nanoparticles, have been tested as carriers in drug delivery systems and their connections with drugs are analyzed.
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PLGA nanoparticles containing various anticancer agents and tumour delivery by EPR effect

TL;DR: Drug-loaded nanoparticles extravasate through the tumour vasculature, delivering their payload into the cells by the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, thereby increasing their therapeutic effect.
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Nanomaterials: Applications in Cancer Imaging and Therapy

TL;DR: A brief description of cancer pathology and the characteristics that are important for tumor‐targeted NM design are provided, followed by an overview of the different types of NMs explored to date, covering synthetic aspects and approaches explored.
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Biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles as drug delivery devices

TL;DR: This review presents the most outstanding contributions in the field of biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles used as drug delivery systems from 1990 through mid-2000.
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Biodegradable nanoparticles for drug and gene delivery to cells and tissue

TL;DR: Based on the above mechanism, various potential applications of nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutic agents to the cells and tissue are discussed.
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Opsonization, biodistribution, and pharmacokinetics of polymeric nanoparticles

TL;DR: This work has shown that addition of PEG and PEG-containing copolymers to the surface of nanoparticles results in an increase in the blood circulation half-life of the particles by several orders of magnitude, and creates a hydrophilic protective layer around the nanoparticles that is able to repel the absorption of opsonin proteins via steric repulsion forces.
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Nanoparticles in cancer therapy and diagnosis

TL;DR: The in vivo fate of these systems, after intravascular or tumoral administration, is discussed, as well as the mechanism involved in tumor regression, and the application of nanoparticles in imaging for cancer diagnosis is focused on.
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Factors Affecting the Clearance and Biodistribution of Polymeric Nanoparticles

TL;DR: These factors have been shown to substantially affect the biodistribution and blood circulation half-life of circulating nanoparticles by reducing the level of nonspecific uptake, delaying opsonization, and increasing the extent of tissue specific accumulation.
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