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Nanomaterials and methods for cancer therapy: 2D materials, biomolecules, and molecular dynamics simulations
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Nanomaterials and methods for cancer therapy: 2D materials, biomolecules, and molecular dynamics simulations

Welela M Kedir, Lunna Li, Yaw Sing Tan, Natasa Bajalovic and Desmond K Loke
Journal of materials chemistry. B, Materials for biology and medicine, Vol.12(47), pp.12141-12173
04/12/2024
PMID: 39502031

Abstract

Animals Antineoplastic Agents - chemistry Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology Humans Molecular Dynamics Simulation Nanomedicine - methods Nanostructures - chemistry Neoplasms - drug therapy Semiconductors
This review explores the potential of biomolecule-based nanomaterials, , protein, peptide, nucleic acid, and polysaccharide-based nanomaterials, in cancer nanomedicine. It highlights the wide range of design possibilities for creating multifunctional nanomedicines using these biomolecule-based nanomaterials. This review also analyzes the primary obstacles in cancer nanomedicine that can be resolved through the usage of nanomaterials based on biomolecules. It also examines the unique characteristics, programmability, and biological functionalities of these biomolecule-based nanomaterials. This summary outlines the most recent advancements in the development of two-dimensional semiconductor-based nanomaterials for cancer theranostic purposes. It focuses on the latest developments in molecular simulations and modelling to provide a clear understanding of important uses, techniques, and concepts of nanomaterials in drug delivery and synthesis processes. Finally, the review addresses the challenges in molecular simulations, and generating, analyzing, and developing biomolecule-based and two-dimensional semiconductor-based nanomaterials, and highlights the barriers that must be overcome to facilitate their application in clinical settings.

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