Advances in Polymeric Colloids for Cancer Treatment

Abstract

Polymer colloids have remarkable features and are gaining importance in many areas of research including medicinal science. Presently, the innovation of cancer drugs is at the top in the world. Polymer colloids have been used as drug delivery and diagnosis agents in cancer treatment. The polymer colloids may be of different types such as micelles, liposomes, emulsions, cationic carriers, and hydrogels. The current article describes the state-of-the-art polymer colloids for the treatment of cancer. The contents of this article are about the role of polymeric nanomaterials with special emphasis on the different types of colloidal materials and their applications in targeted cancer therapy including cancer diagnoses. In addition, attempts are made to discuss future perspectives. This article will be useful for academics, researchers, and regulatory authorities.

Recent Advances in Nanoparticle Development for Drug Delivery: A Comprehensive Review of Polycaprolactone-Based Multi-Arm Architectures

“…Further work confirmed that vesicular morphologies are not dictated by the kinetically-frozen glassy nature of the hydrophobic block because vesicles can be formed with low glass transition temperature (T g ) hydrophobes such as Poly butadiene (PBD) and poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) [61]. Since these initial reports, hundreds of articles have described the formation of polymer vesicles, and a high number of review papers have been published [62].…”

Type-A Gelatin-Based Hydrogel Infiltration and Degradation in Titanium Foams as a Potential Method for Localised Drug Delivery

“…Although the controlled release of therapeutic agents has been studied in the last few years from different materials, such as nanoparticles for intravenous administration [ 24 ], electrospun nanofibers [ 25 ], or hydrogels for localized delivery [ 26 ], it has not been specifically approached for other different biomedical applications, such as metallic implants. The hydrogels have gained special attention for drug delivery due to their low toxicity [ 27 ]. Thus, the inclusion of hydrogels in metallic implants can improve implant success by avoiding inflammation and, therefore, implant rejection.…”

Influence of the Core Branching Density on Drug Release from Arborescent Poly(γ-benzyl L-glutamate) End-Grafted with Poly(ethylene oxide)

“…Various drug delivery systems have been developed with different designs, including polymeric micelles, metal nanoparticles, dendrimers, liposomes, and carbon nanotubes [3][4][5][6][7]. Among different nanocarriers used for controlled drug delivery, polymeric micelles (e.g., amphiphilic block copolymer micelles, unimolecular micelles, and cross-linked micelles) with tunable properties have shown great potential due to their excellent characteristics that brought them to the front line in the development of drug delivery systems [8,9].…”