“…The route of entry into cancer cells is primarily determined by the material of the nanoparticle. Currently, the following nanoforms are used as nanoscale carriers for drugs ( Figure 5 ): - Biological and biogenic nanoparticles (enzymes, proteins, ribosomes, and viruses) [ 47 , 48 , 49 ];
- Polymer nanoparticles and nanostructures (polymer nanoparticles, polymer nanocapsules, polymer micelles, and dendrimers [ 50 , 51 , 52 ];
- Liposomes [ 53 ];
- Perfluorocarbon nanoparticles [ 54 , 55 ];
- Carbon nanoparticles (nanotubes, fullerenes, graphene, and nanodiamonds) [ 56 , 57 , 58 ];
- Inorganic nanoparticles (metals such as gold, silver, platinum, titanium, zinc, and iron; metal and nonmetal oxides; and magnetic nanoparticles) [ 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 ];
- Quantum dots and semiconductor nanocrystals [ 64 , 65 ].
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