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Biomaterials Translational ›› 2024, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (1): 33-45.doi: 10.12336/biomatertransl.2024.01.004

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Membrane-coated nanoparticles as a biomimetic targeted delivery system for tumour therapy

Haoyu Guo1,2,3, Mingke Guo4, Zhidao Xia5,*(), Zengwu Shao6,*()   

  1. 1 Department of Orthopaedic, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
    2 Department of Orthopaedic, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Fourth Medical College of Peking University, Beijing, China
    3 National Center for Orthopaedics, Beijing, China
    4 Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of NCO School of Army Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
    5 Centre for Nanohealth, ILS2, Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
    6 Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
  • Received:2023-11-30 Revised:2023-12-05 Accepted:2023-12-18 Online:2024-03-28 Published:2024-03-28
  • Contact: Zengwu Shao, szwpro@163.com; Zhidao Xia, z.xia@swansea.ac.uk.
  • About author:Zhidao Xia, z.xia@swansea.ac.uk. Zengwu Shao, szwpro@163.com;
    First author contact:#Author equally.

Abstract:

Drug therapy towards tumours often causes adverse effects because of their non-specific nature. Membrane-coated technology and membrane-coated nanoparticles provide an advanced and promising platform of targeted and safe delivery. By camouflaging the nanoparticles with natural derived or artificially modified cell membranes, the nano-payloads are bestowed with properties from cell membranes such as longer circulation, tumour or inflammation-targeting, immune stimulation, augmenting the performance of traditional therapeutics. In this review, we review the development of membrane coating technology, and summarise the technical details, physicochemical properties, and research status of membrane-coated nanoparticles from different sources in tumour treatment. Finally, we also look forward to the prospects and challenges of transforming membrane coating technology from experiment into clinical use. Taken together, membrane-coated nanoparticles are bound to become one of the most potential anti-tumour strategies in the future.

Key words: biomimetic targeted delivery system, membrane-coated nanoparticles, membrane-coated technology, tumour therapy