Abstract

Nanoparticles have been developed for tumor treatment due to the enhanced permeability and retention effects. However, lack of specific cancer cells selectivity results in low delivery efficiency and undesired side effects. In that case, the stimuli-responsive nanoparticles system designed for the specific structure and physicochemical properties of tumors have attracted more and more attention of researchers. Esterase-responsive nanoparticle system is widely used due to the overexpressed esterase in tumor cells. For a rational designed esterase-responsive nanoparticle, ester bonds and nanoparticle structures are the key characters. In this review, we overviewed the design of esterase-responsive nanoparticles, including ester bonds design and nano-structure design, and analyzed the fitness of each design for different application. In the end, the outlook of esterase-responsive nanoparticle is looking forward.

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Title
Application and design of esterase-responsive nanoparticles for cancer therapy
Author
Dong, Haonan 1 ; Long, Pang 1 ; Cong, Hailin 2 ; Shen, Youqing 3 ; Yu, Bing 2 

 Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China; 
 Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China;; State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China; 
 Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China;; Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China 
Pages
416-432
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Dec 2019
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
ISSN
10717544
e-ISSN
15210464
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2351042096
Copyright
© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.