Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are high aspect ratio allotropes of carbon. Because of their unique physical and chemical characteristics, they are nominated for a vast variety of applications in the biomedical field. Their very low solubility is the only problem of them which is solved by different methods of Functionalization. After discoveries in the last few […]
Patient noncompliance to current tuberculosis (TB) therapy owing to multidrug administration daily leads to treatment failure and emergence of multidrug resistant and extensively drug resistant TB. To avoid the daily dosing, application of nanotechnology is the only viable solution by virtue of sustained release of drugs. Other potential advantages of the system include the possibility […]
The Silver nanoparticles are well-known for their antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory wound healing abilities. We synthesized Silver nanoparticles using chemical reduction method and the formation of the silver nanoparticles was characterized by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, FT-IR and SEM techniques. The minimum inhibitory concentration of the synthesized nanoparticles was determined for both gram negative and gram positive bacteria. […]
Considering many applications of functionalized metal oxide nanoparticles in magnetic resonance imaging, drug delivery, neutron irradiation, electronics, catalysis and optics; herein, a new strategy is developed to functionalize magnetite nanoparticles to improve their performances in the delivery of acyclovir. In this study, magnetite Fe3O4 nanoparticles are synthesized by hydrothermal method. Then, the surface hydroxyl groups […]
In this study, the influence of fullerene junction on the chemical features of 16 different drugs including Captopril, Clonidine, Methyldopa, Naphazoline, Oxymetazoline, Tetrahydrozoline, Xylometazoline, Tolazoline, Clemastine, Procyclidine, Tyramine, Nicotine, Dextroamphetamine, Fluoxetine, Metoprolol and Enalapril was investigated computationally. For this purpose, the mentioned drugs were placed on the fullerene firstly. Then single molecules of drugs and […]
Drug delivery insights were provided by performing density functional theory (DFT) calculations to investigate the adsorption of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; ibuprofen (IBU), by an iron-doped silicon carbide (FSiC) graphene monolayer. In this regard, the single models of IBU, SiC, and FSiC were optimized to obtain their stabilized geometries and features, in which a remarkable […]
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed on tripeptide arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid (RGD) as an efficient drug carrier to deliver the commercially famous cyclophosphamide (CP) anticancer drug within ethanol solution. The most negative binding energy (-5.22 kcal/mol) was measured for the CP-RGD-7 created through the H-bond interaction between the P=O (phosphoryl) oxygen atom of the CP […]
Cancer prevails to be one of the main reasons of death across the globe. A large group of drugs and other therapies exist in the market for cancer treatment, yet, these conventional therapies have huge drawbacks such as low-specificity, off-target toxicity, and multidrug resistance that impact the standard of living of the patients. The concept […]
By the importance of customizing appropriate carriers for the specific drugs to approach a successful drug delivery process, the drug delivery of aspirin (ASP) was assessed by the assistance of an iron-enhanced nanocone (FCONE), using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. ASP, CONE, and FCONE models were optimized to be prepared for involving in bimolecular interactions […]
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an approved minimum-invasive therapeutic approach authorized for the clinical treatment of various types of cancer and antibiotic-resistant microbial disorders. During PDT, a photosensitizing compound known as a photosensitizer (PS) deliberately accumulates in tissues. The PS is activated when exposed to a specific wavelength of visible light, generating reactive oxygen species and […]
