A new open-access review synthesizes how gold nanoparticles are made, why their shape dictates plasmonic heating, and what still blocks clinical translation.
A new review examines how zinc oxide nanoparticles kill cancer cells selectively through reactive oxygen species, zinc ion imbalance and targeted drug delivery, while flagging unresolved toxicity and scale-up challenges.
Encapsulating oleanolic acid and asiatic acid in solid lipid nanoparticles preserved enzyme inhibition, lowered glucose in liver cell culture medium and showed low cytotoxicity in preliminary in vitro tests.
Ultrasound offers a non-invasive and deeply penetrative means of controlling drug activation with high spatial and temporal precision. Recent advances in polymer mechanochemistry have enabled the use of ultrasound-generated mechanical forces to selectively cleave covalent and non-covalent bonds, triggering on-demand…
A gum acacia-based magnetic nanocomposite hydrogel released up to 84.83 percent of loaded naproxen sodium under alkaline conditions while suppressing release in acidic media.
A platinum(IV) prodrug covalently attached to mesoporous silica nanoparticles showed significantly greater cytotoxicity than cisplatin in patient-derived oral squamous cell carcinoma 2D and 3D models, including cisplatin-tolerant ones. Researchers report that a novel platinum(IV) anticancer compound encapsulated in mesoporous silica nanoparticles killed…
Microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and algae can act as natural biofactories for producing silver and gold nanoparticles, according to a mini review published in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. The article, authored by Ajit Kumar Passari, Monserrat Manzo-Ruiz, Beatriz Ruiz-Villafán,…
A new review argues that organic and hybrid nanomaterials can match or exceed the diagnostic and therapeutic performance of inorganic systems while offering better biodegradability. News Source: Ophelia Keating. (October 28, 2026). Organic Nanoparticles Emerge as Safer Rivals to Inorganic Theranostic Platforms.
A University of Mississippi researcher has developed a hybrid electrospinning–electrospraying platform that embeds intact indomethacin–saccharin cocrystals into mucoadhesive nanofibers for sustained ocular drug delivery.
Argentina-based startup BioClé is tackling a key challenge in nutraceuticals with a novel delivery system designed to protect bioactives from degradation in the digestive tract and deliver them to their target cells. The tech—which also has potential in pharmaceuticals…
Getting drugs where they are needed: nanoparticle and lipid carriers, polymer and hydrogel delivery systems, microneedles and controlled release.
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