“…Stimulus-responsive drug delivery systems based on nanocarriers can be triggered by pH, enzymatic catalysis, magnetic, thermal, ultrasonic, electric, and irradiation stimuli (Liu, Yang, et al., 2016 ; Saravanakumar et al., 2017 ; Jain et al., 2018 ). Smart delivery systems for treating osteolysis can be activated by the osteolytic microenvironment such as low pH, high concentration of calcium, and active redox reaction to release drugs responsively (Karimi et al., 2016 ; Tan et al., 2016 ; Bai et al., 2019 ). Designed pH-sensitive delivery systems release drugs through protonation or deprotonation of groups (carboxylic acid group, amino group) or break of chemical bonds (hydrazone, acetal, cis-Aconityl, β-thiopropionate, etc.)…”