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Table 2 Applications of graphene oxide-based nanomaterials for anticancer drug and gene delivery

From: Recent progress of graphene oxide-based multifunctional nanomaterials for cancer treatment

Nanocomposites

Delivered drug/gene

Fabrication method

Highlights of the study

Ref.

PEG–GO–SN38

SN38

Non-covalent interactions

∼ 30% release in serum; IC50 values: ∼ 6 nM

Liu et al. (2008)

PEG–GO–PTX

PTX

Non-covalent interactions

Low concentration and short time, for improving the bioavailability of PTX

Xu et al. (2014)

FA-FGO–DOX

DOX

Non-covalent interactions

Much higher cancer cell inhibition than pure DOX under the same conditions

Liu et al. (2018)

FA-BSA–GO–DOX

DOX

Non-covalent interactions

Drug loading efficiency at 30.43%; higher drug release at pH 5.0

Ma et al. (2017)

GA–GO–DOX

DOX

Non-covalent interactions

High anti-proliferative effect on tumor cells

Nascimento et al. (2016)

CS–GO–DOX

DOX

Non-covalent interactions

Higher drug release at pH 5.3; better inhibitory effect on tumor growth

Wang et al. (2018)

GO–MS–CPT

CPT

Adsorption

Stimuli-responsive controlled release

Tran et al. (2018)

NGO–SS–DOX

DOX

Covalent grafting

Redox-responsive controlled release

Chen et al. (2014a, b, c)

GO–ssDNA

ssDNA

Non-covalent interactions

GO platform for the detection of DNA

Lu et al. (2009)

GOCLNPs–pDNA

pDNA

Non-covalent interactions

Achieved binding to double-stranded DNA

Di Santo et al. (2019)

GO–FACO+–siRNA–DOX

siRNA

Non-covalent interactions

Targeted delivery for drugs and genes

Cao et al. (2013)

PEG–PEI–FA-GO–siRNA

siRNA

Non-covalent interactions

Non-viral vector delivered efficiently to tumor tissues

Du et al (2018)

PEG–PEI–GO–pDNA–siRNA

siRNA/pDNA

Non-covalent interactions

Use photothermally enhanced intracellular trafficking of nanocarriers for light controllable gene delivery

Liu et al. (2013a; b, c)