journal article·2025-09Open access

Nature‐Inspired Nanostructures from Multiple‐Species Biomembranes: Rational Engineering and Therapeutic Applications in Tumor‐Targeted Nanomedicine

Xiaodan Wei, Chi Wang, Xiangyan Chen, Yuanyuan Zhu, Mei Yang, Ningxi Li, Honglin Huang, Guangjian Zhang, Mingzhen Zhang, Yiyao Liu, Rui Gao

Advanced Science· Volume 12· Issue 33

Abstract

Abstract The advent of nanomedicine is profoundly revolutionizing conventional paradigms in cancer therapeutics. Selected formulations encompassing lipid nanoparticles and polymeric nanoparticles have already attained regulatory approval for clinical treatment. Nonetheless, achieving precise spatiotemporal control of exogenous nanomedicine within intricate physiological environments remains a formidable challenge. Drawing inspiration from evolutionarily optimized natural biological architectures, the development of biomembrane‐derived nanostructures with unique biological activities provides a new impetus for designing personalized antitumor drugs. Biomembrane‐derived constituents, particularly cell membrane, extracellular vesicles, and other bioactive payloads, have inherited their precise targeting, specific tumor killing, and dynamic tumor immunosuppressive microenvironments remodeling properties in antitumor intervention. Here, the diverse biomembrane engineering strategies to equip the biomembrane with plentiful functionalities are highlighted. Moreover, the cutting‐edge innovations of mammalian cells/bacteria/plants‐derived biomembrane nanostructures and their applications for advancing cancer nanomedicine development are systematically reviewed. Finally, the current challenges and future opportunities are proposed to realize the whole potential of biomembrane nanomedicine toward clinical transformation.
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OpenAlex topics: Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics · Extracellular vesicles in disease · Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery

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Affiliations

Department of Thoracic Surgery the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. China

Key Laboratory of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Shaanxi Province the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. China

Department of Otorhinolaryngology Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chengdu Sichuan 610072 P.R. China

Mianyang Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Neuroregulation Department of Anesthesiology Mianyang Central Hospital Mianyang Sichuan 621000 P. R. China

Department of Biophysics School of Life Science and Technology University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu Sichuan 610054 P.R. China

School of Basic Medical Sciences Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. China

Department of Nuclear Medicine The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. China

Funding

Shaanxi Province Postdoctoral Science Foundation · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Key Industry Innovation Chain of Shaanxi

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