Nano-Biotechnology and Challenges of Drug Delivery System in Cancer Treatment Pathway: Review Article

Chem Biodivers. 2023 Jun;20(6):e202201072. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202201072. Epub 2023 May 16.

Abstract

In this review, we discuss Nanotechnology models, which have been developed recently in cancer treatment. Nanotechnology manipulates matter at the atomic and molecular scale to create materials with new and advanced properties. Nano-biotechnology consists of the branches of nanotechnology that have been applied in biology (molecular and cellular genetics) and biotechnology. Nano-biotechnology allows us to put components and compounds into cells and build new materials using new methods like assembly. Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. Its therapeutic methods include chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery, but the effects of these techniques are not only on tumor tissue and may affect healthy tissues. Nano-Biotech applications regarding cancer include drug delivery, treatment, and foresight therapy. This review article aims to obtain a proper mentality of the current technologies of Nano-biotechnology for cancer treatment.

Keywords: cancer; drug-delivery challenges; nano-biotechnology; nanomaterials; nanoshells.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biotechnology
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Humans
  • Nanotechnology*
  • Neoplasms* / drug therapy