Recent advancements in two-dimensional nanomaterials for drug delivery.

Abstract

Different from conventional zero-dimensional (0D) and one-dimensional (1D) counterparts, two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials show unique properties resulting from their specific structure and morphology. In recent years, broad interest has been focused on the exploration of 2D nanomaterials for drug delivery, which benefits greatly to various disease treatments due to the superior properties of 2D nanomaterials. The fast development of 2D-based drug delivery systems provides great potential for biomedical studies. In this review, a case-by-case analysis was carried out on the state-of-the-art 2D nanomaterials-based drug delivery systems, which possesses great significance to the further biomedical development of 2D nanomaterials. For the purpose of discussing the special advantages of these novel drug delivery systems, this review is organized according to the different types of the latest 2D nanomaterials and their loading capacity towards various cargos. Special emphasis will be located on the application of these 2D nanomaterials-based drug delivery systems in chemotherapy, gene therapy, and immunotherapy. This article is categorized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Emerging Technologies.