Abstract

Poor water solubility, off-target toxicity, and small therapeutic window are among major obstacles for the development of drug products. Redox-responsive drug delivery nanoplatforms not only overcome the delivery and pharmacokinetic pitfalls observed in conventional drug delivery but also leverage the site-specific delivery properties. Cleavable diselenide and disulfide bonds in the presence of elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) and glutathione concentration are among widely used stimuli-responsive bonds to design nanocarriers. This review covers a wide range of redox-responsive chemical structures and their properties for designing nanoparticles aiming controlled loading, delivery, and release of hydrophobic anticancer drugs at tumor site.

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Publication Status

Complimentary Access

Keywords and Phrases

Cleavable linkers; Drug delivery; Nanomedicine; Nanoparticle; Redox-responsive

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1873-0191; 0928-4931

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2025 Elsevier BV, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2021

PubMed ID

33255089

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