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Review Article

Nanomaterials for Targeted Delivery of Anticancer Drugs: An Overview

Author(s): Bhavna Choudhary and Pubalee Sarmah*

Volume 7, Issue 1, 2022

Published on: 19 January, 2021

Page: [31 - 39] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/2405461506666210119095130

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Abstract

The application of nanomaterials in drug delivery is a rapidly developing area of interest. The main intention in the development of these drug delivery vehicles is to successfully know the targeted delivery-related efforts and carrying drugs to the required sites of therapeutic action with the reduction in adverse side effects. The task for targeted drug delivery to reach pathological areas has increased advances in nanomedicine. But the high toxicity of uncoated nanoparticles restricts the use in humans. So, to reduce toxicity, the encapsulation of nanoparticles is done with bio-compatible materials. Many efficient delivery systems have been developed in which nanoparticles are loaded with the cancer drug involving bi-layer molecules. The fields of nanotechnology have always played a crucial role in electronics, biology, and medicine. Its application can be appraised, as it involves the materials to be designed at the atomic and molecular level. This article reviews different types of nanomaterials used as delivery vehicles for chemotherapeutic agents and their mechanism of action that improve the therapeutic efficacy of the drugs. The recent scientific advances in the area of chemotherapy are also discussed by emphasizing the prospects in cancer treatments.

Keywords: Nanomaterials, drug delivery, CNT, GNP, liposome, nanomedicine.

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