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. 2023 Jan 1;216(Pt 4):114803.
doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114803. Epub 2022 Nov 12.

Natural resources for sustainable synthesis of nanomaterials with anticancer applications: A move toward green nanomedicine

Navid Rabiee  1 , Sepideh Ahmadi  2 , Siavash Iravani  3 , Rajender S Varma  4
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Natural resources for sustainable synthesis of nanomaterials with anticancer applications: A move toward green nanomedicine

Navid Rabiee et al. Environ Res. .

Abstract

Today, researchers have focused on the application of environmentally-benign and sustainable micro- and nanosystems for drug delivery and cancer therapy. Compared to conventional chemotherapeutics, advanced micro- and nanosystems designed by applying abundant, natural, and renewable feedstocks have shown biodegradability, biocompatibility, and low toxicity advantages. However, important aspects of toxicological assessments, clinical translational studies, and suitable functionalization/modification still need to be addressed. Herein, the benefits and challenges of green nanomedicine in cancer nanotherapy and targeted drug delivery are cogitated using nanomaterials designed by exploiting natural and renewable resources. The application of nanomaterials accessed from renewable natural resources, comprising metallic nanomaterials, carbon-based nanomaterials, metal-organic frameworks, natural-derived nanomaterials, etc. for targeted anticancer drug delivery and cancer nanotherapy are deliberated, with emphasis on important limitations/challenges and future perspectives.

Keywords: Anticancer effects; Biowastes; Cancer nanotherapy; Green nanomedicine; Nanomaterials; Natural resources; Targeted drug delivery.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.