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Table 5 Nanocarrier drug release kinetics

From: Progressing nanotechnology to improve targeted cancer treatment: overcoming hurdles in its clinical implementation

Nanocarrier Type

Drug Type

Release Mechanism

Release Rate

pH Sensitivity

Stability

References

Liposomes

Doxorubicin

pH Gradient

Sustained

Acidic

Stable

[13]

Polymeric nanoparticles

Paclitaxel

Diffusion

Controlled

Neutral

Stable

[90, 102]

Dendrimers

Methotrexate

Swelling

Pulsatile

Basic

Unstable

[99]

Nanoemulsions

Docetaxel

Partitioning

Pulsatile

Acidic

Stable

[117]

Gold nanoparticles

Curcumin

Photothermal

Triggered

Neutral

Stable

[90, 102]

Iron oxide nanoparticles

Doxorubicin

Magnetic field

Sustained

Neutral

Stable

[121]

Lipid-based

Paclitaxel

Diffusion

Sustained

Acidic

Stable

[57]

Polymer-lipid hybrid

Cisplatin

Hydrolysis

Burst

Neutral

Unstable

[57]

Carbon-based

Cisplatin

Adsorption

Triggered

Neutral

Unstable

[90, 102]

Gold nanorods

Doxorubicin

Photothermal

Pulsatile

Neutral

Stable

[90, 102]

Silica nanoparticles

Curcumin

pH-Responsive

Sustained

Neutral

Stable

[88]

Polymer nanoparticles

Paclitaxel

Erosion

Sustained

Neutral

Stable

[90, 102]

Liposomes

Curcumin

Gradient

Sustained

Neutral

Stable

[13]

Gold nanoparticles

Doxorubicin

Photothermal

Pulsatile

Neutral

Stable

[90, 102]

Polymeric micelles

Docetaxel

Solubilization

Controlled

Neutral

Stable

[91]

Carbon nanotubes

Cisplatin

Diffusion

Sustained

Neutral

Unstable

[90, 102]

Metal–organic frameworks

Methotrexate

Degradation

Sustained

Basic

Unstable

[101]

Polymeric nanoparticles

Doxorubicin

Degradation

Sustained

Neutral

Stable

[90, 102]

Liposomes

Methotrexate

pH Gradient

Controlled

Acidic

Stable

[13]

Dendrimers

Paclitaxel

Swelling

Controlled

Neutral

Unstable

[99]

Nanoemulsions

Curcumin

Partitioning

Sustained

Neutral

Stable

[117]

Liposomes

Doxorubicin

pH Gradient

Sustained

Acidic

Stable

[13]

Polymeric nanoparticles

Paclitaxel

Diffusion

Controlled

Neutral

Stable

[90, 102]

Dendrimers

Methotrexate

Swelling

Pulsatile

Basic

Unstable

[99]

Nanoemulsions

Docetaxel

Partitioning

Pulsatile

Acidic

Stable

[117]

Gold nanoparticles

Curcumin

Photothermal

Triggered

Neutral

Stable

[117]

Iron oxide nanoparticles

Doxorubicin

Magnetic field

Sustained

Neutral

Stable

[121]

Lipid-based

Paclitaxel

Diffusion

Sustained

Acidic

Stable

[57]

Polymer-lipid hybrid

Cisplatin

Hydrolysis

Burst

Neutral

Unstable

[57]

Carbon-based

Cisplatin

Adsorption

Triggered

Neutral

Unstable

[90, 102]

Gold nanorods

Doxorubicin

Photothermal

Pulsatile

Neutral

Stable

[58]

Silica nanoparticles

Curcumin

pH-Responsive

Sustained

Neutral

Stable

[88]