Table 1.

List of NPs targeting CSC through specific markers or signaling pathways.

Type of nanoparticle	Target	Anticancer agent	Type of cancer	Reference
Liposomes	Nucleolin, CD44	F3 peptide, γ-secretase inhibitors (GSIs), Tamoxifen, Paclitaxel	Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)	Parvani et al., 2015
Micelles	ALDH1A1, CD44	Paclitaxel (PTX), anti-CD44 antibodies, Cetuximab (anti-EGFR), phenformin, gemcitabine, thioridazine (THZ), Twist1 siRNA	Breast cancer, lung cancer	Gener et al., 2015; Krishnamurthy et al., 2015b
Polymeric nanoparticles	ALDH, CD133	Hedgehog pathway inhibitor (HPI)	Brain tumor	Lim et al., 2011; Chenna et al., 2012
Gold nanoparticles	TGF-β, acid-labile hydrazone bond	Doxorubicin	Breast cancer	Sun et al., 2014