Stimuli-Responsive, Cell-Mediated Drug Delivery Systems: Engineering Smart Cellular Vehicles for Precision Therapeutics
Samson Sitheni Mashele · MDPI AG · 2025
This review explores smart, stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems using cell-mediated carriers for precise therapeutic applications.
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Why this matters
Key findings
- Stimuli-responsive carriers can release drugs in response to biological and external triggers.
- The review analyzes design principles for these smart delivery systems.
- Cell-mediated carriers leverage the targeting properties of various biological cells.
- Key therapeutic applications include oncology and regenerative medicine.
- The review addresses translational progress and regulatory challenges.
What's new
The review provides a comprehensive analysis of the integration of biological functionality with engineered control in drug delivery systems.
Limitations
The abstract does not provide specific experimental results or data supporting the claims made.
Commercial context
The abstract does not mention any commercial applications or readiness.
Publication
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Publication date
- August 21, 2025
- Research type
- Article
- License
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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