Application of mesoporous silica nanoparticles as drug delivery carriers for chemotherapeutic agents

• Published in: Drug discovery today Vol. 25; no. 8; pp. 1513 - 1520
• Main Authors: Alyassin, Yasmine, Sayed, Elshaimaa G., Mehta, Prina, Ruparelia, Ketan, Arshad, Muhammad S., Rasekh, Manoochehr, Shepherd, Jennifer, Kucuk, Israfil, Wilson, Philippe B., Singh, Neenu, Chang, Ming-Wei, Fatouros, Dimitrios G., Ahmad, Zeeshan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2020

•Structural and geometrical features of mesoporous silica can benefit drug delivery.•Coupled with therapeutic agents, targeting for a host of cancers is possible.•Several shortcomings of existing therapies are shown to be overcome. Recently, remarkable efforts have focused on research towards enhanc...