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Nanoparticle-mediated targeted drug delivery for breast cancer treatment.

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A critical analysis of the most recent therapeutic studies involving various NPs-mediated DDS as alternatives for the traditional treatment approaches for BC will shed light on the significance of N Ps- mediated DDS and serve as a guide to seeking for the ideal methodology for future targeted drug delivery for an efficient BC treatment.
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This article is published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta.The article was published on 2019-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 139 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Targeted drug delivery & Drug delivery.

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Application of Nanomaterials in Biomedical Imaging and Cancer Therapy.

TL;DR: It is found that the continuous advances of synthesis and design of novel nanomaterials will enhance the future development of medical imaging and cancer therapy, however, more resources should be available to examine side effects and cell toxicity when using nanommaterials in humans.
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Review on metal nanoparticles as nanocarriers: current challenges and perspectives in drug delivery systems

TL;DR: The use of metal nanoparticles for drug delivery systems has attracted considerable research attention because of their outstanding mechanical, electromagnetic and optical properties as mentioned in this paper , which is an interdisciplinary field comprising nanomaterials, nanoelectronics, and nanobiotechnology, as three areas which extensively overlap.
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Nanoparticles-based drug delivery and gene therapy for breast cancer: Recent advancements and future challenges

TL;DR: The mechanism of nanoparticles targeted drug delivery, recent advancement of therapeutic strategies of nanoparticle based carriers for small interfering RNA, microRNA, and gene augmentation therapies in BC, and the future prospect and challenges of nanop articles based therapies for BC are discussed.
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Drug uptake-based chemoresistance in breast cancer treatment.

TL;DR: An overview of drug uptake-based resistance mechanisms developed by cancer cells in the four main types of chemotherapy used in breast cancer: anthracyclines, taxanes, oxazaphosphorines and platinum-based drugs is provided.
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Coating and Functionalization Strategies for Nanogels and Nanoparticles for Selective Drug Delivery

TL;DR: An overview of the main available surface functionalization and coating strategies that can be adopted in order to modify the selectivity of the nanoparticles in the delivery process and obtain a final system with great targeted drug delivery ability is given.
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