Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 30, 2026

Models and Methods to Evaluate Transport of Drug Delivery Systems Across Cellular Barriers
Published on: October 17, 2013
Innovative nano-carriers in anticancer drug delivery-a comprehensive review
Peng Dong1, K P Rakesh2, H M Manukumar3
1Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, 205 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, PR China; Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. LTD., Chuan Nan Site No. 1 Branch Factory, Duqiao, Linhai, Zhejiang Province 317016, PR China.
Abstract:
In the scientific field, nanotechnology has offered multipurpose and designated functional nanoparticles (NPs) for the development of applications in nano-medicine. This present review focuses on cutting edge of nanotechnology in biomedical applications as drug carries in cancer treatment. The nanotechnology overcomes several limitations of drug delivery systems used in distinct therapeutic approaches of cancer treatment. The serious effect of conventional chemotherapeutics by nonspecific targeting, the lack of solubility, and the inability of chemotherapeutics entry to cancer cells which, offers a great opportunity for nanotechnology to play significant roles in cancer biology. The selective delivery of nano-drugs to the targeted cancer cells by the programmed way and avoiding nonspecific interactions to the healthy cells. The present review focuses on the methods of improving the size, shape and characteristics of nanomaterials which can be exploited for cancer therapy. The successful designing of nanocarriers can be tailored for cancer treatment for upcoming future as nano-medicines.
Related Concept Videos
Electron Carriers
Over the many stages of cellular respiration, glucose breaks down into carbon dioxide and water. Electron carriers pick up electrons lost by glucose in these reactions, temporarily storing and releasing them into the electron...
Drug Delivery: Overview
Enteral delivery involves administering drugs directly through swallowing, sublingual placement, or buccal application. Orally administered drugs predominantly navigate the...
Drug Absorption Mechanism: Carrier-Mediated Membrane Transport
Facilitated diffusion is a passive process that utilizes human Solute Carrier (SLC) transporters. These transporters bind to the drug, undergo structural...
Review and Preview
Percentiles are a type of fractile that partition data into...
Review and Preview
Drug Delivery: Enteral Route

