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Loading of Doxorubicin on Stimuli-Responsive Nanocarriers and Investigation of its Release
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Pourjavadi, Ali (Supervisor)
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Drug targeting to specific organs and tissues has become one of the critical endeavors of the new century. Magnetic nanoparticles have gained a lot of attention in biomedical and industrial application. Doxorubicin is an effective anti-cancer drug in the treatment of many types of cancers. The aim of this study is to load doxorubicin on stimuli-responsive nanocarriers. These nanocarriers are prepared from magnetic nanoparticles. Then these magnetic nanparticles are coated by copolymer of poly(glycidyl methacrylate) then reacted with hydrazine and hydrazide functional group is formed that can chemically be bonded with the anticancer drug doxorubicin via a hydrazone bond formation. This...
Design and Fabrication of Drug-loaded Nanoparticles to Prevent Fibrillation of Alpha-synuclein in Parkinson
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Mashayekhan, Shohreh (Supervisor) ; Morshedi, Dina (Supervisor)
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The purpose of this study is to assess the inhibitory effects of an appropriate nanoparticles loaded with gallic acid on the fibrillation of alpha-synuclein. Alpha-synuclein is a major component of protein plaques in synucleinopathies, particularly Parkinson’s disease. Gallic acid (GA, 3,4,5-trihydroxy benzoic acid) is a well–known small molecule which can inhibit the formation of α-synuclein fibrils. For the process of fibrillation, purified protein was incubated at 37◦C and pH 7.2. Fibrillation was analyzed by the standard fibril methods.after that investigated fabricating of gallic acid trapped in the chitosan nanoparticles and gallic acid loaded in chitosan –coated mesoporous silica...
Design of Drug Nanocarriers Based on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Coated with Smart Polymers
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Pourjavadi, Ali (Supervisor)
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Mesoporous silica nanoparticles have broad application in drud delivery systems due to their porous structure, functionalization, biocompatibility, high surface area and pore volume. Neverthless, pure mesoporous silica nanoparticles without functionality were not smart material and could not release drug in triggered and controlled manner. For this reason, using smart polymeric coating would be considered. Polymer shells also provide colloidal stability, improved blood circulation lifetime and reduced toxicity which are crucial for efficient in vivo drug delivery. Inflammatory and tumor tissue have low pH and high temperature as compared to health tissue. Therefore, using pH and...
Investigating the Effect of Geometric Shape and Properties of Protein Corona on Drug Release Using Finite Element Method
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Naghdabadi, Reza (Supervisor)
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In novel drug delivery systems, once nanocarriers confront the biological milieu, their surface is rapidly covered with a layer of biomolecules (i.e., “protein corona”) which play an important role in their drug release rate. Various experimental studies have been done to elucidate the effect of nanoparticles properties on the drug release rate in different biological applications. The physical and geometrical properties of protein corona totally influence on the release profile. In this study, we proposed a suitable finite element model which contains the nanoparticles and the protein layer with their properties in the biological milieu. To this end, diffusion parameters including diffusion...
Synthesis of Magnetic Fe3o4 Nanoparticle and Coating It with Modified Starch for Targeted Delivery of Doxorubicin Anticancer Drug
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Pourjavadi, Ali (Supervisor)
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One of the major problems in cancer treatment is side effects of treatments. Today, scientists have developed smart nanocarrier for diagnosis and drug delivery that can circulate in the bloodstream, pass the body's immune system to kill cancer cells and attach to the cancer cells to deliver drugs, without the side effects that are in other treatments, such as chemotherapy. magnetic nanoparticles coated by biodegradable polymers are one of the smart polymers. In this study, iron oxide nanoparticles with amine group on their surface are coated by starch modified by methyl acrylate then reacted with hydrazine and hydrazide functional group is formed that can chemically be bonded with the...
Loading of Drug and Nanostructured Coating on Dental Implant
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Sadrnezhaad, Khatiboleslam (Supervisor)
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The aim of this project is to load analgesic drug; Paracetamol on dental implant. The implant is titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V). There are two kinds of samples of anodized and HA coated onto anodized. They are in the shape of the sheets in this study. The electrodeposition and anodization carried out in order to treat the two samples. Nanotubes were formed during anodic oxidation of the samples in the 1M Ammonium sulfate (NH₄)₂SO4 and 5wt% Ammonium fluoride NH4F electrolyte. They are expected to play role of carrier for the model drug; paracetamol. The results showed that HA anodized Ti-6-4 has the ability to hold higher amounts of drug and also can keep the drug for a longer time than the...
Synthesis and Characterization of Transition Metal Complexes Supported on Carbon-Based Nanocomposites and Their Application as Gene and Drug Delivery Systems
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Bagherzadeh, Mojtaba (Supervisor)
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In this dissertation, an attempt has been made to optimize some smart nanocarriers and the controllable release of drug (doxorubicin) and genetic material (plasmid CRISPR). Regarding, some metal nanoparticles, metal-organic frameworks, transition metal complexes, graphene oxide, and functionalized carbon nanotubes have been synthesized and also characterized and their hybrids and nanocomposites have been prepared successfully. All the abovementioned nanomaterials were designed and synthesized due to achieve biodegradable, biocompatible, higher positive surface potential, lower cytotoxicity, better responsivity to stimulus, and greener compounds. Doxorubicin and plasmid CRISPR has been...
Design of Oxidative Stress Nanoparticles for Targeted drug Delivery to the Posterior Segment of the Eye and Breast Cancer
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Abdekhodaei, Mohammad Jafar (Supervisor) ; Baharvand, Hossein (Supervisor) ; Satarian, Leila ($item.subfieldsMap.e) ; Sadeghi, Hamid ($item.subfieldsMap.e)
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The oxidation-reduction (redox) responsive micelle system is based on a diselenide-containing triblock copolymer, poly(ε-caprolactone)-bis(diselenide-methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)/poly(ethylene glycol)-folate) [PCL-(SeSe-mPEG/PEG-FA)2]. Resulting in the development of tumor-targeted delivery for hydrophobic anticancer drugs. The diselenide bond, as redox-sensitive linkage, was designed, so it is located at the hydrophilic/hydrophobic hinge to allow complete micelles collapse and efficient drug release, in redox environments. The amphiphilic block copolymers self-assembled into micelles at concentrations above the critical micelle concentration (CMC) in an aqueous environment. Dynamic light...
Hydrazine-modified starch coated magnetic nanoparticles as an effective pH-responsive nanocarrier for doxorubicin delivery
, Article Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry ; Volume 39 , 2016 , Pages 203-209 ; 1226086X (ISSN) ; Hosseini, S. H ; Pourjavadi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry
2016
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A novel, magnetic nanocarrier was successfully synthesized through a facile and economical producer in which Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were coated by starch-g-poly (methyl methacrylate-co-PEG-acrylamide). The surface of nanocarrier was then modified by hydrazine to preparation of a pH-responsive carrier. The resulted nanocarrier was applied for delivery of doxorubicin (DOX) as an effective anti-cancer drug. DOX was reacted with hydrazine linkage on the surface of nanocarrier to form hydrazone bond. Due to the presence of numerous hydrazine groups on the surface of magnetic nanocarrier large amounts of DOX was loaded onto the carrier (327 mg g−1). © 2016 The Korean Society of Industrial...
Core-sheath gelatin based electrospun nanofibers for dual delivery release of biomolecules and therapeutics
, Article Materials Science and Engineering C ; Volume 108 , 2020 ; Lotfi, R ; Tamjid, E ; Shokrgozar, M. A ; Simchi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2020
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Coaxial electrospinning with the ability to use simultaneously two separate solvents provides a promising strategy for drug delivery. Nevertheless, controlled release of hydrophilic and sensitive therapeutics from slow biodegradable polymers is still challenging. To address this gap, we fabricated core-sheath fibers for dual delivery of lysozyme, as a model protein, and phenytoin sodium as a small therapeutic molecule. The sheath was processed by a gelatin solution while the core fibers were fabricated from an aqueous gelatin/PVA solution. Microstructural studies by transmission and scanning electron microscopy reveal the formation of homogeneous core-sheath nanofibers with an outer and...
Biomimetic proteoglycan nanoparticles for growth factor immobilization and delivery
, Article Biomaterials Science ; Volume 8, Issue 4 , 2020 , Pages 1127-1136 ; Mostafavi, E ; Shokrgozar, M. A ; Tamjid, E ; Webster, T. J ; Annabi, N ; Simchi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Royal Society of Chemistry
2020
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The delivery of growth factors is often challenging due to their short half-life, low stability, and rapid deactivation. In native tissues, the sulfated residual of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) polymer chains of proteoglycans immobilizes growth factors through the proteoglycans'/proteins' complexation with nanoscale organization. These biological assemblies can influence growth factor-cell surface receptor interactions, cell differentiation, cell-cell signaling, and mechanical properties of the tissues. Here, we introduce a facile procedure to prepare novel biomimetic proteoglycan nanocarriers, based on naturally derived polymers, for the immobilization and controlled release of growth factors....
Antitumor effect of therapeutic HPV DNA vaccines with chitosan-based nanodelivery systems
, Article Journal of Biomedical Science ; Vol. 21, issue. 1 , July , 2014 ; ISSN: 10217770 ; Ghaemi, A ; Gorji, A ; Kalhor, H. R ; Sajadian, A ; Tabarraei, A ; Moradi, A ; Atyabi, F ; Kelishadi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
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Cervical cancer is the second-most-common cause of malignancies in women worldwide, and the oncogenic activity of the human papilloma virus types (HPV) E7 protein has a crucial role in anogenital tumors. In this study, we have designed a therapeutic vaccine based on chitosan nanodelivery systems to deliver HPV-16 E7 DNA vaccine, considered as a tumor specific antigen for immunotherapy of HPV-associated cervical cancer. We have developed a Nano-chitosan (NCS) as a carrier system for intramuscular administration using a recombinant DNA vaccine expressing HPV-16 E7 (NCS-DNA E7 vaccine). NCS were characterized in vitro for their gene transfection ability. Results: The transfection of CS-pEGFP...
Poly-L-lysine/hyaluronan nanocarriers as a novel nanosystem for gene delivery
, Article Journal of Microscopy ; Volume 287, Issue 1 , 2022 , Pages 32-44 ; 00222720 (ISSN) ; Bagherzadeh, M. A ; Mofazzal Jahromi, M. A ; Mohammad-Beigi, H ; Abdoli, A ; Mir, H ; Roustazadeh, A ; Pirestani, M ; Sahandi Zangabad, P ; Kiani, J ; Bakhshayesh, A ; Jahani, M ; Joghataei, M. T ; Karimi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Inc
2022
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The present research comes up with a novel DNA-loaded poly-L-lysine (PLL)/hyaluronan (HA) nanocarrier (DNA-loaded PLL/HA NCs) for gene delivery applications, as a promising candidate for gene delivery into diverse cells. A straightforward approach was employed to prepare such a nanosystem through masking DNA-loaded PLL molecules by HA. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to analyse the interaction of the molecules as well as the physicochemical properties of the NCs. The NCs showed a negative charge of –24 ± 3 mV, with an average size of 138 ±...
The role of polyethylene glycol size in chemical spectra, cytotoxicity, and release of pegylated nanoliposomal cisplatin
, Article Assay and Drug Development Technologies ; Volume 17, Issue 5 , 2019 , Pages 231-239 ; 1540658X (ISSN) ; Jamehbozorgi, S ; Akbarzadeh, I ; Aghabozorg, H. R ; Amini, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Mary Ann Liebert Inc
2019
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This study aimed to synthesize methoxy polyethylene glycol propionaldehyde (mPEG20,000-ALD) for the preparation of PEGylated nanoliposomal cisplatin. Nanocarriers such as liposomes are developed for a wide range of drug delivery systems. PEG with high molecular weight (Mw) is used to coat the liposomes. In this study, simulated Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of mPEG-ALD were obtained using density functional theory (DFT) calculations and then compared with actual FTIR spectrum of mPEG20,000-ALD (Mw = 20 kDa). We found that the intensity of C = O stretching vibration at 1,700 cm-1 related to the carbonyl functional group of mPEG20,000-ALD was very weak. The results of DFT...
Design of experiment, preparation, and in vitro biological assessment of human amniotic membrane extract loaded nanoparticles
, Article Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology ; Volume 21, Issue 3 , 2020 , Pages 256-267 ; Atyabi, F ; Khoshayand, M. R ; Mahbod, R ; Cohan, R. A ; Akbarzadeh, I ; Bakhshandeh, H ; Sharif University of Technology
Bentham Science Publishers
2020
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Background: Human amniotic membrane grafting could be potentially useful in ocular surface complications due to tissue similarity and the presence of factors that reduce inflammation, vascu-larization, and scarring. However, considerations like donor-derived infectious risk and the requirement of an invasive surgery limit the clinical application of such treatments. Moreover, the quick depletion of bioactive factors after grafting reduces the efficacy of treatments. Therefore, in the current study, the possibility of nano delivery of the bioactive factors extracted from the human amniotic membrane to the ocular surface was investigated. Materials and Methods: Nanoparticles were prepared...
Stimulus-responsive liposomes as smart nanoplatforms for drug delivery applications
, Article Nanotechnology Reviews ; 2017 ; 21919089 (ISSN) ; Mirkiani, S ; Shahsavari, S ; Masoudi, B ; Masroor, M ; Hamed, H ; Jafari, Z ; Davatgaran Taghipour, Y ; Hashemi, H ; Karimi, M ; Hamblin, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
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Liposomes are known to be promising nanoparticles (NPs) for drug delivery applications. Among different types of self-assembled NPs, liposomes stand out for their non-toxic nature, and their possession of dual hydrophilic-hydrophobic domains. Advantages of liposomes include the ability to solubilize hydrophobic drugs, the ability to incorporate different hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs at the same time, lessening the exposure of host organs to potentially toxic drugs and allowing modification of the surface by a variety of different chemical groups. This modification of the surface, or of the individual constituents, may be used to achieve two important goals. Firstly, ligands for active...
Stimulus-responsive liposomes as smart nanoplatforms for drug delivery applications
, Article Nanotechnology Reviews ; Volume 7, Issue 1 , 2018 , Pages 95-122 ; 21919089 (ISSN) ; Mirkiani, S ; Shahsavari, S ; Masoudi, B ; Masroor, M ; Hamed, H ; Jafari, Z ; Davatgaran Taghipour, Y ; Hashemi, H ; Karimi, M ; Hamblin, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
2018
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Liposomes are known to be promising nanoparticles (NPs) for drug delivery applications. Among the different types of self-assembled NPs, liposomes stand out for their non-toxic nature and their possession of dual hydrophilic-hydrophobic domains. The advantages of liposomes include the ability to solubilize hydrophobic drugs, the ability to incorporate different hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs at the same time, lessening the exposure of host organs to potentially toxic drugs and allowing modification of the surface by a variety of different chemical groups. This modification of the surface, or of the individual constituents, may be used to achieve two important goals. First, ligands for...
Stimuli-responsive chitosan as an advantageous platform for efficient delivery of bioactive agents
, Article Journal of Controlled Release ; Volume 317 , 2020 , Pages 216-231 ; Tavakolian, M ; Yazdani, H ; Frounchi, M ; van de Ven, T. G. M ; Maysinger, D ; Kakkar, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2020
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Despite a diverse range of active pharmaceutical agents currently at our disposal, high morbidity rate diseases continue to pose a major health crisis globally. One of the important parameters in this regard is the controlled cargo delivery at desired sites. Among a variety of synthetic and natural macromolecular systems, chitosan, an abundant biopolymer, offers a platform for tailored architectures that could have high loading capacity of cargo, target and deliver. Stimuli directed accumulation of vehicles and drug release is an area of direct relevance to biomedical applications. In this review, we highlight essential characteristics of modified chitosan that present themselves for...
Recent advances in porphyrin-based nanocomposites for effective targeted imaging and therapy
, Article Biomaterials ; Volume 232 , 2020 ; Tavakkoli Yaraki, M ; Mokhtari Garakani, S ; Mokhtari Garakani, S ; Ahmadi, S ; Lajevardi, A ; Bagherzadeh, M ; Rabiee, M ; Tayebi, L ; Tahriri, M ; Hamblin, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2020
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Porphyrins are organic compounds that continue to attract much theoretical interest, and have been called the “pigments of life”. They have a wide role in photodynamic and sonodynamic therapy, along with uses in magnetic resonance, fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging. There is a vast range of porphyrins that have been isolated or designed, but few of them have real clinical applications. Due to the hydrophobic properties of porphyrins, and their tendency to aggregate by stacking of the planar molecules they are difficult to work with in aqueous media. Therefore encapsulating them in nanoparticles (NPs) or attachment to various delivery vehicles have been used to improve delivery...
Polymeric nanoparticles for nasal drug delivery to the brain: relevance to alzheimer's disease
, Article Advanced Therapeutics ; Volume 4, Issue 3 , 2021 ; 23663987 (ISSN) ; Ahmadi, S ; Afshari, R ; Khalaji, S ; Rabiee, M ; Bagherzadeh, M ; Fatahi, Y ; Dinarvand, R ; Tahriri, M ; Tayebi, L ; Hamblin, M. R ; Webster, T. J ; Sharif University of Technology
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2021
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Currently, Alzheimer's disease (AD) accounts for more than half of all dementia cases. Although genetics, age, and environmental factors affect the disease, the cause of AD is not yet fully known. Various drugs have been proposed for the prevention and treatment of AD, but the delivery of these therapeutic agents to the brain is difficult. The blood–brain barrier prevents systemic drugs from accessing the central nervous system and designing a suitable system to overcome this barrier has attracted much attention. The intranasal pathway, given its proximity to the brain, provides a great opportunity for drug delivery. Understanding the physiological characteristics of the nose can be useful...