This disclosure provides methods of making functionalized PEG iron oxide nanoparticles.

The disclosure provides a method for removing a cancer tumor stem cell and then further removing a tumor cell and provides an application of a drug molecule and its preparation in tumor treatment or prevention. On the one hand, by inducing the death of immunogenic cells, the anti-tumor immune response is enhanced. On the other hand, indoleamine-2,3-oxygenase is inhibited, immune cells, cytokines, amino acids, etc. are regulated, which improves the niche of cancer stem cells and makes them no longer conducive to the growth of cancer stem cells. Stem cell dormancy is lifted, and the sensitivity of cancer stem cells to chemotherapy drugs and immune cells is enhanced, so that cancer stem cells and tumor cells are effectively killed, and the efficacy of tumor treatment is improved.

The present invention concerns a polymeric material for the production of a non-viral nanoparticle. The polymeric material comprises (i) a hydrophilic linear polymer having a first end and a second end, (iii) a cross-linkable cationic polymer covalently bonded to the first end of the hydrophilic linear polymer, and (iii) at least one targeting/penetrating peptide covalently associated to the second end of the hydrophilic linear polymer. Also disclosed herein are nanoparticles produced with these polymeric material, processes for making the polymeric material and the nanoparticles as well as use of the nanoparticles.

Provided herein are nanofibres including self-assembled cellular components derived from a homogenized plant tissue. Methods for preparing such nanofibres, as well as uses thereof in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders in a subject and/or as delivery vehicles are also described.

A delivery device for an active agent comprises nanoparticles based on a biopolymer such as starch. The delivery device may also be in the form of an aptamer-biopolymer-active agent conjugate wherein the aptamer targets the device for the treatment of specific disorders. The nanoparticles may be made by applying a high shear force in the presence of a crosslinker. The particles may be predominantly in the range of 50-150 nm and form a colloidal dispersion of crosslinked hydrogel particles in water. The biopolymer may be functionalized. The aptamer may be conjugated directly to the cross-linked biopolymers. The active agent may be a drug useful for the treatment of cancer. The delivery device survives for a period of time in the body sufficient to allow for the sustained release of a drug and for the transportation and uptake of the conjugate into targeted cells. However, the biopolymer is biocompatible and resorbable.

Disclosed is a macroporous polymeric hydrogel microsphere that contains polyacrylamide and chitosan. The hydrogel microsphere, having a diameter of 50-250 μm and an average pore size of 1-60 nm, is capable of transporting biomolecules conjugated to it. Also disclosed is a method of fabricating the microsphere based on a micromolding technique utilizing surface tension-induced droplet formation followed by photo-induced polymerization.

There is disclosed a method of making a physical oral delivery system of an oral delivery strip for delivering an active ingredient over a long period of time.

A phosphorous compound such as STMP is used as a cross-linking agent while making a starch nanoparticle in an emulsion process. Negative charge of the nanoparticle is reduced or reversed by adding cations and/or cationizing the starch optionally while forming the nanoparticles. Anionic active agents, such as fluoride or fluorescein, are optionally incorporated into the nanoparticle during the formation process. For example, a fluoride salt can also be used, which promotes the crosslinking reaction while also providing fluoride in the nanoparticle. The retention of both calcium and fluoride in the nanoparticle is improved when both salts are used. Alternatively, the nanoparticle may be used without added calcium and/or fluoride. The nanoparticles may be useful for tooth remineralization, the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity, to treat caries, or as a diagnostic agent to locate carious lesions.

A method of making and using nanoparticles that target bacterial biofilm are provided.

The present invention provides an eco-friendly smart photosensitizer comprising a conjugate of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and porfimer sodium photosensitizer, and a photo-stem cell therapy product comprising the photosensitizer. The photosensitizer of the present invention can be advantageously used in various fields including anticancer therapy, stem cell therapy, and the like, without side effects.