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ClearNanomaterials in Drug Delivery: Strengths and Opportunities in Medicine
This review covers how nanomaterials are being used to improve drug delivery for treating cancer and infections, offering better targeted therapy with fewer side effects. While not directly about microplastics, the research on how nanoparticles interact with human tissues provides insight into how similarly sized nanoplastics might behave once inside the body.
Advances in Drug Targeting, Drug Delivery, and Nanotechnology Applications: Therapeutic Significance in Cancer Treatment
This review covers advances in targeted drug delivery using nanotechnology, including nanoparticles and liposomes designed to release medications precisely where needed in the body. While focused on cancer treatment, the drug delivery technologies discussed are relevant to understanding how nanoscale plastic particles may also travel through the body and accumulate in specific tissues.
Exploring Metal Nanoparticles Interaction with Cancer Cells
This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it reviews the uses of metal nanoparticles in biomedical applications, particularly cancer treatment, and discusses their toxicity profiles.
The micro(nano)plastics perspective: exploring cancer development and therapy
This review explores the emerging link between microplastics and cancer development. Microplastics can trigger chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and hormone disruption, all of which are known pathways that may promote cancer growth. Interestingly, researchers are also studying whether engineered microplastics could be used as drug carriers for cancer therapy, though long-term effects remain unclear.
The quest for nanoparticle-powered vaccines in cancer immunotherapy
This review explores how nanoparticles are being developed as cancer vaccine delivery systems to train the immune system to fight tumors more effectively. While focused on cancer immunotherapy rather than microplastics, the research highlights that understanding how nanoparticles interact with the immune system is crucial -- the same principles apply to understanding how nanoplastics may affect immune responses in the body.
Tumorigenic and tumoricidal properties of exosomes in cancers; a forward look
This review explores how tiny cell-released vesicles called exosomes can either promote or fight cancer by transferring signaling molecules between cells. While not directly about microplastics, the research is relevant because nanoplastics are similar in size to exosomes and may interfere with these important cell communication pathways. Understanding how nanoscale particles affect cell signaling could help explain some of the biological effects of nanoplastic exposure.
Emerging Trends in the Application of Green Synthesized Biocompatible ZnO Nanoparticles for Translational Paradigm in Cancer Therapy
This review covers zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized using environmentally friendly methods and their potential applications in cancer treatment. While not directly about microplastics, the study addresses the broader concern of engineered nanomaterial safety and biocompatibility with human cells. Understanding nanoparticle toxicity is relevant to the microplastics field because nanoplastics share similar size ranges and raise comparable questions about how tiny particles interact with human tissues.
Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Cancer Progression: Biology and Public Health
This review examines emerging evidence that microplastics and nanoplastics may contribute to cancer-related processes by crossing biological barriers and accumulating in tissues. The study highlights that these particles can cause oxidative stress, inflammation, DNA damage, and barrier dysfunction at the cellular level, and may promote tumor-supporting processes including angiogenesis and immune evasion.
The Relationship Between Microplastics and Nanoplastics with Cancer: An Emerging Health Concern
This review explores the emerging relationship between micro- and nanoplastic exposure and cancer risk in humans. Researchers summarized evidence suggesting that microplastics can carry carcinogenic substances and may trigger inflammatory and oxidative stress pathways linked to tumor development. The study highlights that while early evidence raises concern, more research is needed to establish clear causal connections between plastic particle exposure and specific cancer types.
A Self-Cascade Penetrating Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Mediated by Near-Infrared II Cell Membrane-Disrupting Nanoflakes via Detained Dendritic Cells
This study developed nanoparticle-based technology to treat aggressive brain tumors (glioblastoma) by penetrating deep into tumor tissue and activating the immune system against cancer cells. While not directly about microplastic pollution, it demonstrates that nanoparticles can cross brain barriers and influence immune responses. The research is relevant because it shows how tiny particles, including plastics, can access and affect the brain.
Transforming Healthcare with Nanomedicine: A SWOT Analysis of Drug Delivery Innovation
This review provides a strategic analysis of nanomedicine for drug delivery, highlighting its promise for targeted treatments but also its challenges around safety, cost, and regulation. While not focused on microplastics directly, nanomedicine research shares relevant technology for understanding how nano-sized particles, including nanoplastics, interact with human cells and tissues. The review emphasizes that more research is needed on the biological effects of nanoparticles in the body.
Role of Nanotechnology in Plastic and Microplastic Management
This review examines how nanotechnology can enhance plastic and microplastic degradation, describing how nanomaterials can modify microbial metabolic pathways to improve biodegradation rates and how photocatalytic approaches can break down plastics into low-molecular-weight intermediates suitable for use as chemical feedstocks.
Microscopic menace: exploring the link between microplastics and cancer pathogenesis
This review examines the growing evidence linking microplastic exposure to cancer development in humans. Microplastics can accumulate in the body and trigger inflammation, oxidative stress, and other biological changes associated with tumor growth. While more clinical research is needed, the review highlights that microplastics should be taken seriously as a potential factor in cancer risk.
Effect of paclitaxel octreotide conjugate on human ovarian paclitaxel-resistant cell xenograft tumor model and the mechanism underlying reversal of paclitaxel resistance
This paper is not relevant to microplastics — it examines the efficacy of a paclitaxel-octreotide conjugate for overcoming drug resistance in human ovarian cancer cell xenograft models.
Nanotechnology for the Remediation of Plastic Wastes
This review examines nanotechnology-based approaches for remediation of plastic waste, covering methods to address the growing environmental threat posed by microplastics and nanoplastics as persistent pollutants derived from degrading larger plastic debris.
Insights into Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions and Attitudes toward Nanotechnological Device Application: What Is the Current Situation in Glioblastoma Research?
This paper is not about microplastics; it is an exploratory review of healthcare professionals' perceptions and attitudes toward nanotechnological devices in glioblastoma cancer treatment.
Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Use in Biomedical Field
This review covers the synthesis, properties, and biomedical uses of magnetic nanoparticles for applications like drug delivery, medical imaging, and cancer treatment. While not directly about microplastics, the same nanoparticle technologies discussed here are being adapted for environmental cleanup, including the removal of microplastics from water. The paper serves as a useful reference for understanding the nanotechnology tools that could help address microplastic pollution.
A review on the role of nanotechnological interventions in sequestration, mitigation and value-added product conversion of micro-/nanoplastics
This review examines how nanotechnology-based approaches can be used to capture, break down, or convert microplastics and nanoplastics into useful products. The buildup of these tiny plastic particles in water environments has become a global health and environmental concern. The review highlights promising technologies that could help clean up microplastic pollution and reduce human exposure.
Micro robot as the feature of robotic in healthcare approach from design to application: the State of art and challenges
This review covers advances in micro-robots for healthcare, including targeted drug delivery, localized treatment, and monitoring inside the body. While not about microplastics directly, micro-robot technology is relevant because these devices could potentially be used to detect, capture, or remove microplastic and nanoplastic particles from within the human body. The field is still developing, but it represents a possible future tool for addressing internal microplastic contamination.
Current hurdles to the translation of nanomedicines from bench to the clinic
This review examines the challenges of translating nanomedicine research from the lab to approved medical treatments, focusing on regulatory hurdles and manufacturing consistency. While not directly about microplastics, the review is relevant because the same nanoparticle characterization methods and safety testing frameworks apply to understanding how nanoplastics behave in the human body. Lessons from nanomedicine development can help researchers better assess the health risks of nanoplastic exposure.
Nanotechnology in Wastewater Management: A New Paradigm Towards Wastewater Treatment
This review examines how nanotechnology-based methods like nano-filtration, photocatalysis, and nano-adsorbents can improve wastewater treatment. These approaches offer advantages over traditional methods, including better removal of tiny pollutants like microplastics that conventional filters miss. Improving wastewater treatment is important because treatment plants are a major pathway through which microplastics reach drinking water sources.
Rising Concern About the Carcinogenetic Role of Micro-Nanoplastics
This review examined the emerging concern that micro- and nanoplastics may play a role in cancer development, either directly or by carrying chemical carcinogens into the body. Researchers noted that while direct evidence is still limited, the rising incidence of certain cancers in younger populations alongside increasing environmental plastic contamination has raised important questions. The study calls for more focused research to understand whether long-term microplastic exposure may contribute to cancer risk and what preventive measures might be warranted.
A Concise Review of The Role of Nanotechnology, Nanoparticles and Nanomedicine Play in The Diagnostics, Vaccination and Treatment Options For COVID-19
This paper is not about microplastics; it reviews nanotechnology and nanomedicine applications for COVID-19 diagnosis, vaccination, and treatment.
Nanotechnology in Plastic Degradation
This review examines how nanotechnology can enhance plastic biodegradation, with nanoparticles improving microbial metabolic efficiency for polythene degradation, while also being incorporated into bioplastics to improve their poor thermal and mechanical properties relative to conventional plastics.