Abstract

Exosomes are lipid bilayer membrane vesicles and are emerging as competent nanocarriers for drug delivery. The clinical translation of exosomes faces many challenges such as massive production, standard isolation, drug loading, stability and quality control. In recent years, artificial exosomes are emerging based on nanobiotechnology to overcome the limitations of natural exosomes. Major types of artificial exosomes include ‘nanovesicles (NVs)’, ‘exosome-mimetic (EM)’ and ‘hybrid exosomes (HEs)’, which are obtained by top-down, bottom-up and biohybrid strategies, respectively. Artificial exosomes are powerful alternatives to natural exosomes for drug delivery. Here, we outline recent advances in artificial exosomes through nanobiotechnology and discuss their strengths, limitations and future perspectives. The development of artificial exosomes holds great values for translational nanomedicine.

Details

Title
Artificial exosomes for translational nanomedicine
Author
Yong-Jiang, Li; Jun-Yong, Wu; Liu, Jihua; Xu, Wenjie; Qiu, Xiaohan; Huang, Si; Xiong-Bin Hu; Da-Xiong, Xiang
Pages
1-20
Section
Review
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
14773155
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2562529970
Copyright
© 2021. This work is licensed under 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.