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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2021 Mar 24;163:72–101. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2021.03.010

Table 3.

List of nano and macro-materials used for the cancer immunotherapy.

Nanomaterial Functionalization Delivering agent Target/Action
Vaccine development
Iron and Zinc NS Gene of interest DC
Polymeric NPs UPNP coated OVA DC
DepoVax TACE, topoisomerase II α, EDDR1, B cell receptor specific protein 31 (CDM), γ catenin DC
PLGA NPs PEG and mAbs OVA and TLR ligand DC
Liposomal complex mRNA of neoantigen DC
WDVAX Tumor lysate with GM-CSF and CpG DC
Immune cells manipulation
Poly (beta-amino ester) NPs Anti-CD3e f(ab’)2 fragment-modified poly(glutamic) acid + peptides containing the microtubule-associated sequence + NLS 194-1BBz CAR T cells
Polymeric NPs CAR transgene and plasmids encoding iPB7 transpose T cells
Liposomes Maleimide, F(ab’)2 fragment IL-15SA and IL-21 T cells
Reduction sensitive nanogel Anti-CD45 antibody and PEG-b-pol(l-lysine) IL-15SA T cells
PLGA NPs Anti-CD3e f(ab’)2 fragment, Anti-PD-1 SD208 T cells
PLGA NPs Anti-PD-1 R848 T cells
Iron oxide NPs (ferumoxytol) TAM
L-lysine NPs Crosslinking with Succinyl-β-CD R848 inhibitor TAM
Liposomes Protamine and hyaluronic acid siRNA against CD47 CD47 immunoglobulin
IR700 Anti-CD25 F(ab’)2 fragments Tregs
Methacrylated β-cyclodextrin + PEG-polylactide diacrylate NPs SB505 + IL-2 T cells, NK cells, Tregs
Liposome-protaminehyaluronic acid NPs siRNA against TGF-β + CpG T cells, NK Cells, Tregs
PEG-PLGA NPs. Methyl-2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9(11)-dien-28-oate Myeloid-suppressor Cells, Tregs
PLHMGA microparticles Anti-CD40 and anti-CTLA-4 antibodies DC, T cells

Abbreviation: TNF-α converting enzyme (TACE), epithelial discoidin domain receptor I (EDDR1), nuclear localization signals (NLS), polyethylene glycol (PEG), poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA), toll-like receptor (TLR), poly (D, L-lactic-co-hydroxymethyl glycolic acid) (PLHMGA), FMSrelated tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (FLT3L), CC-chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20), 1-methyl-DL-tryptophan (1-MT), polyethyleneimine (PEI),