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Zeroug-Metz L, Lee S. Biodynamers: applications of dynamic covalent chemistry in single-chain polymer nanoparticles. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2024:10.1007/s13346-024-01665-z. [PMID: 39009930 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-024-01665-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Dynamic Covalent Chemistry (DCC) enables the development of responsive molecular systems through the integration of reversible bonds at the molecular level. These systems are thermodynamically stable and capable of undergoing various molecular assemblies and transformations, allowing them to adapt to changes in environmental conditions like temperature and pH. Introducing DCC into the field of polymer science has led to the design of Single-Chain Nanoparticles (SCNPs), which are formed by self-folding via intramolecular crosslinking mechanisms. Defined by their adaptability, SCNPs mimic biopolymers in size and functionality. Biodynamers, a subclass of SCNPs, are specifically designed for their stimuli-responsive and tunable, dynamic properties. Mimicking complex biological structures, their scope of application includes target-specific and pH-responsive drug delivery, enhanced cellular uptake and endosomal escape. In this manuscript, we discuss the integration of DCC for the design of SCNPs, focusing particularly on the characteristics of biodynamers and their biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. By underlining their potential, we highlight the factors driving the growing interest in SCNPs, providing an overview of recent developments and future perspectives in this research field.
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- Lena Zeroug-Metz
- Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus C 4.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus C 4.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Campus E 8.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Blázquez-Martín A, Ruiz-Bardillo A, Verde-Sesto E, Iturrospe A, Arbe A, Pomposo JA. Toward Long-Term-Dispersible, Metal-Free Single-Chain Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1394. [PMID: 37110979 PMCID: PMC10143805 DOI: 10.3390/nano13081394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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We report herein on a new platform for synthesizing stable, inert, and dispersible metal-free single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) via intramolecular metal-traceless azide-alkyne click chemistry. It is well known that SCNPs synthesized via Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) often experience metal-induced aggregation issues during storage. Moreover, the presence of metal traces limits its use in a number of potential applications. To address these problems, we selected a bifunctional cross-linker molecule, sym-dibenzo-1,5-cyclooctadiene-3,7-diyne (DIBOD). DIBOD has two highly strained alkyne bonds that allow for the synthesis of metal-free SCNPs. We demonstrate the utility of this new approach by synthesizing metal-free polystyrene (PS)-SCNPs without significant aggregation issues during storage, as demonstrated by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments. Notably, this method paves the way for the synthesis of long-term-dispersible, metal-free SCNPs from potentially any polymer precursor decorated with azide functional groups.
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- Agustín Blázquez-Martín
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
- Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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A cyclopolymer incorporating tetraphenylethene groups in its cyclic repeating units. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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DeFrates KG, Engström J, Sarma NA, Umar A, Shin J, Cheng J, Xie W, Pochan D, Omar AK, Messersmith PB. The influence of molecular design on structure-property relationships of a supramolecular polymer prodrug. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2208593119. [PMID: 36279462 PMCID: PMC9636931 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2208593119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Supramolecular self-assemblies of hydrophilic macromolecules functionalized with hydrophobic, structure-directing components have long been used for drug delivery. In these systems, loading of poorly soluble compounds is typically achieved through physical encapsulation during or after formation of the supramolecular assembly, resulting in low encapsulation efficiencies and limited control over release kinetics, which are predominately governed by diffusion and carrier degradation. To overcome these limitations, amphiphilic prodrugs that leverage a hydrophobic drug as both the therapeutic and structure-directing component can be used to create supramolecular materials with higher loading and controlled-release kinetics using biodegradable or enzymatically cleavable linkers. Here, we report the design, synthesis, and characterization of a library of supramolecular polymer prodrugs based on poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and the proregenerative drug 1,4-dihydrophenonthrolin-4-one-3-carboxylic acid (DPCA). Structure-property relationships were elucidated through experimental characterization of prodrug behavior in both the wet and dry states using scattering techniques and electron microscopy and corroborated by coarse-grained modeling. Molecular architecture and the hydrophobic-to-hydrophilic ratio of PEG-DPCA conjugates strongly influenced their physical state in water, ranging from fully soluble to supramolecular spherical assemblies and nanofibers. Molecular design and supramolecular structure, in turn, were shown to dramatically alter hydrolytic and enzymatic release and cellular transport of DPCA. In addition to potentially expanding therapeutic options for DPCA through control of supramolecular assemblies, the design principles elaborated here may inform the development of other supramolecular prodrugs based on hydrophobic small-molecule compounds.
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- Kelsey G. DeFrates
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Lugasi L, Otis G, Oliel M, Margel S, Mastai Y. Chirality of proteinoid nanoparticles made of lysine and phenylalanine. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Liroy Lugasi
- Department of Chemistry Institute of Nanotechnology—Bar‐Ilan University Ramat‐Gan Israel
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- Department of Chemistry Institute of Nanotechnology—Bar‐Ilan University Ramat‐Gan Israel
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- Department of Chemistry Institute of Nanotechnology—Bar‐Ilan University Ramat‐Gan Israel
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- Department of Chemistry Institute of Nanotechnology—Bar‐Ilan University Ramat‐Gan Israel
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- Department of Chemistry Institute of Nanotechnology—Bar‐Ilan University Ramat‐Gan Israel
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Protein-like particles through nanoprecipitation of mixtures of polymers of opposite charge. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:1786-1795. [PMID: 34600342 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Polymer nanoparticles (NPs) have a very high potential for applications notably in the biomedical field. However, synthetic polymer NPs cannot yet concurrence the functionalities of proteins, their natural counterparts, notably in terms of size, control over internal structure and interactions with biological environments. We hypothesize that kinetic trapping of polymers bearing oppositely charged groups in NPs could bring a new level of control and allow mimicking the surfaces of proteins. EXPERIMENTS Here, the assembly of mixed-charge polymer NPs through nanoprecipitation of mixtures of oppositely charged polymers is studied. Two series of copolymers made of ethyl methacrylate and 1 to 25 mol% of either methacrylic acid or a trimethylammonium bearing methacrylate are synthesized. These carboxylic acid or trimethylammonium bearing polymers are then mixed in different ratios and nanoprecipitated. The influence of the charge fraction, mixing ratio of the polymers, and precipitation conditions on NP size and surface charge is studied. FINDINGS Using this approach, NPs of less than 25 nm with tunable surface charge from +40 mV to -40 mV are assembled. The resulting NPs are sensitive to pH and certain NP formulations have an isoelectric point allowing repeated charge reversal. Encapsulation of fluorescent dyes yields very bright fluorescent NPs, whose interactions with cells are studied through fluorescence microscopy. The obtained results show the potential of nanoprecipitation of oppositely charged polymers for the design of NPs with precisely tuned surface properties.
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Kobernik V, Phatake RS, Tzadikov J, Reany O, Lemcoff NG. Organometallic single-chain polymer nanoparticles via intra-chain cross-linking with dinuclear μ-halo(diene)Rh(I) complexes. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.104971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Algar WR, Massey M, Rees K, Higgins R, Krause KD, Darwish GH, Peveler WJ, Xiao Z, Tsai HY, Gupta R, Lix K, Tran MV, Kim H. Photoluminescent Nanoparticles for Chemical and Biological Analysis and Imaging. Chem Rev 2021; 121:9243-9358. [PMID: 34282906 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs) for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new applications continue to be reported after two decades of research. This review provides a comprehensive and heuristic overview of this field. It is targeted to both newcomers and experts who are interested in a critical assessment of LNP materials, their properties, strengths and weaknesses, and prospective applications. Numerous LNP materials are cataloged by fundamental descriptions of their chemical identities and physical morphology, quantitative photoluminescence (PL) properties, PL mechanisms, and surface chemistry. These materials include various semiconductor quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, graphene derivatives, carbon dots, nanodiamonds, luminescent metal nanoclusters, lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles and downshifting nanoparticles, triplet-triplet annihilation nanoparticles, persistent-luminescence nanoparticles, conjugated polymer nanoparticles and semiconducting polymer dots, multi-nanoparticle assemblies, and doped and labeled nanoparticles, including but not limited to those based on polymers and silica. As an exercise in the critical assessment of LNP properties, these materials are ranked by several application-related functional criteria. Additional sections highlight recent examples of advances in chemical and biological analysis, point-of-care diagnostics, and cellular, tissue, and in vivo imaging and theranostics. These examples are drawn from the recent literature and organized by both LNP material and the particular properties that are leveraged to an advantage. Finally, a perspective on what comes next for the field is offered.
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- W Russ Algar
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Blazquez-Martín A, Verde-Sesto E, Moreno AJ, Arbe A, Colmenero J, Pomposo JA. Advances in the Multi-Orthogonal Folding of Single Polymer Chains into Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:293. [PMID: 33477597 PMCID: PMC7831314 DOI: 10.3390/polym13020293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The folding of certain proteins (e.g., enzymes) into perfectly defined 3D conformations via multi-orthogonal interactions is critical to their function. Concerning synthetic polymers chains, the "folding" of individual polymer chains at high dilution via intra-chain interactions leads to so-called single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs). This review article describes the advances carried out in recent years in the folding of single polymer chains into discrete SCNPs via multi-orthogonal interactions using different reactive chemical species where intra-chain bonding only occurs between groups of the same species. First, we summarize results from computer simulations of multi-orthogonally folded SCNPs. Next, we comprehensively review multi-orthogonally folded SCNPs synthesized via either non-covalent bonds or covalent interactions. Finally, we conclude by summarizing recent research about multi-orthogonally folded SCNPs prepared through both reversible (dynamic) and permanent bonds.
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- Agustín Blazquez-Martín
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (A.B.-M.); (E.V.-S.); (A.J.M.); (A.A.); (J.C.)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (A.B.-M.); (E.V.-S.); (A.J.M.); (A.A.); (J.C.)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (A.B.-M.); (E.V.-S.); (A.J.M.); (A.A.); (J.C.)
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (A.B.-M.); (E.V.-S.); (A.J.M.); (A.A.); (J.C.)
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (A.B.-M.); (E.V.-S.); (A.J.M.); (A.A.); (J.C.)
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento de Polímeros y Materiales Avanzados: Física, Química y Tecnología, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), PO Box 1072, E-20800 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (A.B.-M.); (E.V.-S.); (A.J.M.); (A.A.); (J.C.)
- Departamento de Polímeros y Materiales Avanzados: Física, Química y Tecnología, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), PO Box 1072, E-20800 San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE—Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, E-48009 Bilbao, Spain
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Joseph JP, Miglani C, Bhatt A, Ray D, Singh A, Gupta D, Ali ME, Aswal VK, Pal A. Delineating synchronized control of dynamic covalent and non-covalent interactions for polymer chain collapse towards cargo localization and delivery. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01551b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Synergistic control of photo-responsive dynamic covalent and non-covalent interaction over the chain collapse of single chain thermo-responsive polymers towards cargo localization and augmented release.
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- Jojo P. Joseph
- Chemical Biology Unit
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology
- Mohali
- India
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- Chemical Biology Unit
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology
- Mohali
- India
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- Quantum Materials and Devices
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology
- Mohali
- India
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- Solid State Physics Division
- BARC
- Mumbai – 400085
- India
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- Chemical Biology Unit
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology
- Mohali
- India
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- Chemical Biology Unit
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology
- Mohali
- India
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- Quantum Materials and Devices
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology
- Mohali
- India
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- Chemical Biology Unit
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology
- Mohali
- India
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Chen Z, Li D, Wan H, Liu M, Liu J. Unsupervised machine learning methods for polymer nanocomposites data via molecular dynamics simulation. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2020.1851028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Zhudan Chen
- Institute of Automation, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Automation, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Wang F, Li Y, Yu L, Zhu J, Zhang F, Linhardt RJ. Amphiphilic mPEG-Modified Oligo-Phenylalanine Nanoparticles Chemoenzymatically Synthesized via Papain. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:30336-30347. [PMID: 33251469 PMCID: PMC7689955 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Amphiphilic mPEG-modified peptide nanoparticles were developed from oligo-phenylalanine (OPhe) nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized via papain. Tyndall effects indicate that OPhe NPs are amphiphobic. Addition of protein perturbants, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and urea, in the dispersion solution of OPhe NPs can significantly reduce the R h,m value of NPs, from approximately 749.2 nm to about 200 nm. Therefore, the hydrophobic interaction and hydrogen bonding play major roles in maintaining the aggregation of OPhe NPs. Using the "grafting to" method, the methoxypolyethylene-modified OPhe NPs (mPEG-g-OPhe NPs) were synthesized and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), 1H NMR, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectrum of OPhe NPs and mPEG-g-OPhe NPs demonstrate that the secondary structures of these NPs are mainly β-type. mPEG-g-OPhe NPs can self-aggregate into spherical micelles both in water and cyclohexane. Increasing the chain length of the mPEG moiety, the critical micellar concentrations of mPEG-g-OPhe NPs increased in water but decreased in cyclohexane. The light stability, thermal stability, hydrolysis stability, and encapsulation stability of curcumin were significantly promoted by encapsulation in the micelles formed by mPEG-g-OPhe NPs. The protective effects regularly varied with the variations in the mPEG chain length of mPEG-g-OPhe NPs.
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- Feng Wang
- Key
Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School
of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan
University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School
of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan
University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School
of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan
University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School
of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan
University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Departments of Chemical and Biological
Engineering, Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology
and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Departments of Chemical and Biological
Engineering, Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology
and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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Robles-Hernández B, González E, Pomposo JA, Colmenero J, Alegría Á. Water dynamics and self-assembly of single-chain nanoparticles in concentrated solutions. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:9738-9745. [PMID: 32996537 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01447h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Single-chain polymer nanoparticles (SCNPs) are soft nano-objects consisting of uni-macromolecular chains collapsed to a certain degree by intramolecular crosslinking. The similarities between the behaviour of SCNPs and that of intrinsically disordered proteins suggest that SCNPs in concentrated solutions can be used as models to design artificial micro-environments, which mimic many of the general aspects of cellular environments. In this work, the self-assembly into SCNPs of an amphiphilic random copolymer, composed by oligo(ethylene glycol)methyl ether methacrylate (OEGMA) and 2-acetoacetoxy ethyl methacrylate (AEMA), has been investigated by means of the dielectric relaxation of water. Direct evidence of segregation of the AEMA repeating units is provided by comparison with the dielectric relaxation of water in similar solutions of the linear hydrophilic polymer, P(OEGMA). Furthermore, the results of comparative studies with similar water solutions of an amphiphilic block copolymer forming multi-chain micelles support the single-chain character of the self-assembly of the random copolymer. The overall obtained results highlight the suitability of the dielectric spectroscopy to confirm the self-assembly of the amphiphilic random copolymers into globular like core-shell single-chain nanoparticles at a concentration well above the overlap concentration.
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- Beatriz Robles-Hernández
- Departamento de Polímeros y Materiales Avanzados, Física, Química y Tecnología, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain.
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Huang SY, Cheng CC. Spontaneous Self-Assembly of Single-Chain Amphiphilic Polymeric Nanoparticles in Water. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E2006. [PMID: 33053654 PMCID: PMC7601091 DOI: 10.3390/nano10102006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Single-chain polymeric nanoparticles (SCPNs) have great potential as functional nanocarriers for drug delivery and bioimaging, but synthetic challenges in terms of final yield and purification procedures limit their use. A new concept to modify and improve the synthetic procedures used to generate water-soluble SCPNs through amphiphilic interactions has been successfully exploited. We developed a new ultrahigh molecular weight amphiphilic polymer containing a hydrophobic poly(epichlorohydrin) backbone and hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) side chains. The polymer spontaneously self-assembles into SCPNs in aqueous solution and does not require subsequent purification. The resulting SCPNs possess a number of distinct physical properties, including a uniform hydrodynamic nanoparticle diameter of 10-15 nm, extremely low viscosity and a desirable spherical-like morphology. Concentration-dependent studies demonstrated that stable SCPNs were formed at high concentrations up to 10 mg/mL in aqueous solution, with no significant increase in solution viscosity. Importantly, the SCPNs exhibited high structural stability in media containing serum or phosphate-buffered saline and showed almost no change in hydrodynamic diameter. The combination of these characteristics within a water-soluble SCPN is highly desirable and could potentially be applied in a wide range of biomedical fields. Thus, these findings provide a path towards a new, innovative route for the development of water-soluble SCPNs.
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- Shan-You Huang
- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan;
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan;
- Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
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Gao Y, Wu X, Qi C. Janus-Like Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles as Two-in-One Emulsifiers for Aqueous and Nonaqueous Pickering Emulsions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:11467-11476. [PMID: 32975954 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The exploration of Pickering emulsions is very significant owing to their versatile and important applications in many scopes. In this study, synthesis of a novel kind of single-chain polymer nanoparticle (SCPN) and its stabilized Pickering emulsions were demonstrated. To this end, linear-dendritic diblock copolymers consisting of poly((2-dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) blocks and four-generation dendritic aliphatic polyester blocks (G4) have been first synthesized by the combination of click chemistry and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization reaction. The subsequent intramolecular cross-linking of the PDMAEMA block of PDMAEMA-b-G4 copolymers in DMF using 1,4-diiodobutane as cross-linkers afforded Janus-like SCPNs that exhibited a cross-linked PDMAEMA head tethered by a short dendritic tail. The molecular weight and distribution together with the structure of polymers were carefully characterized by GPC and NMR spectroscopy. By the employment of the as-synthesized Janus-like SCPNs as Pickering emulsifiers, aqueous and nonaqueous Pickering emulsions including water-in-oil and oil-in-oil as well as ionic liquid-in-oil were generated. Under the same conditions, it was found that the long-term stabilities of Pickering emulsions stabilized by Janus-like SCPNs were superior to those of Pickering emulsions stabilized by their linear quaternized PDMAEMA-b-G4 by CH3I analogous.
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- Yong Gao
- Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
- College of Chemistry and Key Lab of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application in Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials & Application Technology of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymeric Materials of College of Hunan Province, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan Province 411105, China
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- College of Chemistry and Key Lab of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application in Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials & Application Technology of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymeric Materials of College of Hunan Province, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan Province 411105, China
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- Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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González-Burgos M, Asenjo-Sanz I, Pomposo JA, Radulescu A, Ivanova O, Pasini S, Arbe A, Colmenero J. Structure and Dynamics of Irreversible Single-Chain Nanoparticles in Dilute Solution. A Neutron Scattering Investigation. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Marina González-Burgos
- Centro de Fı́sica de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Fı́sica de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Fı́sica de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento de Fı́sica de Materiales (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Centro de Fı́sica de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Fı́sica de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento de Fı́sica de Materiales (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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Shin I, Seo M. Viscosifying a Noncovalently Joined Polymer Nanoparticle Solution upon Heating. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Isaac Shin
- Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
- Department of Chemistry, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Korea
- KAIST Institute for the Nanocentury, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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Chacón-Cerdas R, Medaglia-Mata A, Flores-Mora D, Starbird-Pérez R. Synthesis of chitosan, pectin, and chitosan/pectin microspheres by two water-in-oil emulsion crosslinking methods. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-019-00892-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Robles-Hernández B, Monnier X, Pomposo JA, Gonzalez-Burgos M, Cangialosi D, Alegría A. Glassy Dynamics of an All-Polymer Nanocomposite Based on Polystyrene Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Beatriz Robles-Hernández
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Física de Materiales, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Física de Materiales, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Física de Materiales, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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Comberlato A, Paloja K, Bastings MMC. Nucleic acids presenting polymer nanomaterials as vaccine adjuvants. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:6321-6346. [PMID: 31460563 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb01222b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Most vaccines developed today include only the antigens that best stimulate the immune system rather than the entire virus or microbe, which makes vaccine production and use safer and easier, though they lack potency to induce acceptable immunity and long-term protection. The incorporation of additional immune stimulating components, named adjuvants, is required to generate a strong protective immune response. Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) and their synthetic analogs are promising candidates as vaccine adjuvants activating Toll-like receptors (TLRs). Additionally, in the last few years several nanocarriers have emerged as platforms for targeted co-delivery of antigens and adjuvants. In this review, we focus on the recent developments in polymer nanomaterials presenting nucleic acids as vaccine adjuvants. We aim to compare the effectiveness of the various classes of polymers in immune modulating materials (nanoparticles, dendrimers, single-chain particles, nanogels, polymersomes and DNA-based architectures). In particular, we address the critical role of parameters such as size, shape, complexation and release of TLR ligands, cellular uptake, stability, toxicity and potential importance of spatial control in ligand presentation.
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- Alice Comberlato
- IMX/IBI, EPFL, EPFL-STI-IMX-PBL MXC 340 Station 12, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland.
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- IMX/IBI, EPFL, EPFL-STI-IMX-PBL MXC 340 Station 12, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland.
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- IMX/IBI, EPFL, EPFL-STI-IMX-PBL MXC 340 Station 12, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland.
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Ghalayini S, Susapto HH, Hall S, Kahin K, Hauser CAE. Preparation and printability of ultrashort self-assembling peptide nanoparticles. Int J Bioprint 2019; 5:239. [PMID: 32596541 PMCID: PMC7294693 DOI: 10.18063/ijb.v5i2.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Nanoparticles (NPs) have left their mark on the field of bioengineering. Fabricated from metallic, magnetic, and metal oxide materials, their applications include drug delivery, bioimaging, and cell labeling. However, as they enter the body, the question remains - where do they go after fulfilling their designated function? As most materials used to produce NPs are not naturally found in the body, they are not biodegradable and may accumulate overtime. There is a lack of comprehensive, long-term studies assessing the biodistribution of non-biodegradable NPs for even the most widely studied NPs. There is a clear need for NPs produced from natural materials capable of degradation in vivo. As peptides exist naturally within the human body, their non-toxic and biocompatible nature comes as no surprise. Ultrashort peptides are aliphatic peptides designed with three to seven amino acids capable of self-assembling into helical fibers within macromolecular structures. Using a microfluidics flow-focusing approach, we produced different peptide-based NPs that were then three-dimensional (3D) printed with our novel printer setup. Herein, we describe the preparation method of NPs from ultrashort self-assembling peptides and their morphology in both manual and 3D-printed hydrogels, thus suggesting that peptide NPs are capable of withstanding the stresses involved in the printing process.
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- Sarah Ghalayini
- Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Oberdisse J, González-Burgos M, Mendia A, Arbe A, Moreno AJ, Pomposo JA, Radulescu A, Colmenero J. Effect of Molecular Crowding on Conformation and Interactions of Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Julian Oberdisse
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), University of Montpellier, CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastian, Spain
- IKERBASQUE—Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum MLZ, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastian, Spain
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Mamusa M, Tempesti P, Bartolini A, Carretti E, Ghobadi AF, Smets J, Aouad YG, Baglioni P. Associative properties of poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(vinyl acetate) comb-like graft copolymers in water. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:6635-6643. [PMID: 30895975 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr10453k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The self-assembly of amphiphilic graft copolymers is generally reported for polymer melts or polymers deposited onto surfaces, while a small number of cases deal with binary mixtures with water. We report on the associative properties of poly(ethylene glycol)-graft-poly(vinyl acetate) (PEG-g-PVAc) comb-like copolymers in water, demonstrating the existence of a percolative behaviour when increasing the PEG-g-PVAc content. Rheology, light- and small-angle X-ray scattering experiments, together with dissipative particle dynamics simulations, reveal a progressive transition from spherical polymer single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) towards hierarchically complex structures as the weight fraction of the polymer in water increases. The ability of PEG-g-PVAc to attain different nano- and microstructures is of great importance in numerous applications such as in the fields of cosmetics, detergency and drug delivery.
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- Marianna Mamusa
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" and CSGI, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy.
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Robles-Hernández B, González-Burgos M, Pomposo JA, Colmenero J, Alegría Á. Glass-Transition Dynamics of Mixtures of Linear Poly(vinyl methyl ether) with Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles: Evidence of a New Type of Nanocomposite Materials. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E533. [PMID: 30960517 PMCID: PMC6473516 DOI: 10.3390/polym11030533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Single-chain polymer nanoparticles (SCNPs) obtained through chain collapse by intramolecular cross-linking are attracting increasing interest as components of all-polymer nanocomposites, among other applications. We present a dielectric relaxation study on the dynamics of mixtures of poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) and polystyrene (PS)-based SCNPs with various compositions. Analogous dielectric measurements on a miscible blend of PVME with the linear precursor chains of the SCNPs are taken as reference for this study. Both systems present completely different behaviors: While the blend with the linear precursor presents dynamics very similar to that reported for PVME/PS miscible blends, in the PVME/SCNP mixtures there are an appreciable amount of PVME segments that are barely affected by the presence of SCNPs, which nearly vanishes only for mixtures with high SCNP content. Interestingly, in the frame of a simple two-phase system, our findings point towards the existence of a SCNP-rich phase with a constant PVME fraction, regardless of the overall concentration of the mixture. Moreover, the dynamics of the PVME segments in this SCNP-rich phase display an extreme dynamic heterogeneity, a signature of constraint effects.
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- Beatriz Robles-Hernández
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain.
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
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- Materials Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain.
- Materials Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain.
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain.
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
- Materials Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain.
- Materials Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
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Rubio-Cervilla J, Malo de Molina P, Robles-Hernández B, Arbe A, Moreno AJ, Alegría A, Colmenero J, Pomposo JA. Facile Access to Completely Deuterated Single-Chain Nanoparticles Enabled by Intramolecular Azide Photodecomposition. Macromol Rapid Commun 2019; 40:e1900046. [PMID: 30801882 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201900046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Access to completely deuterated single-chain nanoparticles (dSCNPs) has remained an unresolved issue. Herein, the first facile and efficient procedure to produce dSCNPs is reported, which comprises: i) the use of commercially available perdeuterated cyclic ether monomers as starting reagents, ii) a ring-opening copolymerization process performed in bulk to produce a neat dSCNP precursor, iii) a standard azidation reaction to decorate this precursor with azide moieties, and iv) a facile intramolecular azide photodecomposition step carried out under UV irradiation at high dilution providing with highly valuable, completely deuterated soft nano-objects from the precursor. dSCNPs are used to investigate by means of neutron-scattering measurements the form factor (radius of gyration, scaling exponent) of polyethylene oxide (PEO) chains in nanocomposites with different amounts of dSCNPs. Moreover, to illustrate the possibilities offered by the synthetic route disclosed in this communication for potential applications, the significant reduction in viscosity observed in a pure melt of polyether-based single-chain nanoparticles when compared to a melt of the corresponding linear polymer chains is shown.
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- Jon Rubio-Cervilla
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain.,Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain.,Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain.,Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080, San Sebastian, Spain.,IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, 48013, Bilbao, Spain
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Kröger AP, Komil MI, Hamelmann NM, Juan A, Stenzel MH, Paulusse JMJ. Glucose Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles for Cellular Targeting. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:95-101. [PMID: 30775156 PMCID: PMC6369679 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Naturally occurring glycoconjugates possess carbohydrate moieties that fulfill essential roles in many biological functions. Through conjugation of carbohydrates to therapeutics or imaging agents, naturally occurring glycoconjugates are mimicked and efficient targeting or increased cellular uptake of glycoconjugated macromolecules is achieved. In this work, linear and cyclic glucose moieties were functionalized with methacrylates via enzymatic synthesis and used as building blocks for intramolecular cross-linked single-chain glycopolymer nanoparticles (glyco-SCNPs). A set of water-soluble sub-10 nm-sized glyco-SCNPs was prepared by thiol-Michael addition cross-linking in water. Bioactivity of various glucose-conjugated glycopolymers and glyco-SCNPs was evaluated in binding studies with the glucose-specific lectin Concanavalin A and by comparing their cellular uptake efficiency in HeLa cells. Cytotoxicity studies did not reveal discernible cytotoxic effects, making these SCNPs promising candidates for ligand-based targeted imaging and drug delivery.
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- A. Pia
P. Kröger
- Department
of Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
and TechMed Institute for Health and Biomedical Technologies, Faculty
of Science and Technology, University of
Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
and TechMed Institute for Health and Biomedical Technologies, Faculty
of Science and Technology, University of
Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
and TechMed Institute for Health and Biomedical Technologies, Faculty
of Science and Technology, University of
Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
and TechMed Institute for Health and Biomedical Technologies, Faculty
of Science and Technology, University of
Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
- Department
of Molecular NanoFabrication, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology,
Faculty of Science and Technology, University
of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Centre
for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department
of Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
and TechMed Institute for Health and Biomedical Technologies, Faculty
of Science and Technology, University of
Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
- Department
of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen,
P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands
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De-La-Cuesta J, Asenjo-Sanz I, Latorre-Sánchez A, González E, Martínez-Tong DE, Pomposo JA. Enzyme-mimetic synthesis of PEDOT from self-folded iron-containing single-chain nanoparticles. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Bae S, Galant O, Diesendruck CE, Silberstein MN. The Effect of Intrachain Cross-Linking on the Thermomechanical Behavior of Bulk Polymers Assembled Solely from Single Chain Polymer Nanoparticles. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Suwon Bae
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Russell-Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Russell-Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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Rubio‐Cervilla J, Frisch H, Barner‐Kowollik C, Pomposo JA. Synthesis of Single‐Ring Nanoparticles Mimicking Natural Cyclotides by a Stepwise Folding‐Activation‐Collapse Process. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800491. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Jon Rubio‐Cervilla
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) – MPC Materials Physics Center Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5 20018 San Sebastian Spain
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- School of Chemistry Physics and Mechanical Engineering Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 2 George Street QLD 4000 Brisbane Australia
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- School of Chemistry Physics and Mechanical Engineering Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 2 George Street QLD 4000 Brisbane Australia
- Macromolecular Architectures Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 18 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) – MPC Materials Physics Center Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5 20018 San Sebastian Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) Apartado 1072 20080 San Sebastian Spain
- IKERBASQUE – Basque Foundation for Science María Díaz de Haro 3 48013 Bilbao Spain
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Kröger APP, Paulusse JMJ. Single-chain polymer nanoparticles in controlled drug delivery and targeted imaging. J Control Release 2018; 286:326-347. [PMID: 30077737 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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As a relatively new class of materials, single-chain polymer nanoparticles (SCNPs) just entered the field of (biomedical) applications, with recent advances in polymer science enabling the formation of bio-inspired nanosized architectures. Exclusive intramolecular collapse of individual polymer chains results in individual nanoparticles. With sizes an order of magnitude smaller than conventional polymer nanoparticles, SCNPs are in the size regime of many proteins and viruses (1-20 nm). Multifaceted syntheses and design strategies give access to a wide set of highly modular SCNP materials. This review describes how SCNPs have been rendered water-soluble and highlights ongoing research efforts towards biocompatible SCNPs with tunable properties for controlled drug delivery, targeted imaging and protein mimicry.
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- A Pia P Kröger
- Department of Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology and TechMed Institute for Health and Biomedical Technologies, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomolecular Nanotechnology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology and TechMed Institute for Health and Biomedical Technologies, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Pomposo JA, Rubio-Cervilla J, Gonzalez E, Moreno AJ, Arbe A, Colmenero J. Ultrafiltration of single-chain polymer nanoparticles through nanopores and nanoslits. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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DeFrates K, Markiewicz T, Gallo P, Rack A, Weyhmiller A, Jarmusik B, Hu X. Protein Polymer-Based Nanoparticles: Fabrication and Medical Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E1717. [PMID: 29890756 PMCID: PMC6032199 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Nanoparticles are particles that range in size from about 1⁻1000 nanometers in diameter, about one thousand times smaller than the average cell in a human body. Their small size, flexible fabrication, and high surface-area-to-volume ratio make them ideal systems for drug delivery. Nanoparticles can be made from a variety of materials including metals, polysaccharides, and proteins. Biological protein-based nanoparticles such as silk, keratin, collagen, elastin, corn zein, and soy protein-based nanoparticles are advantageous in having biodegradability, bioavailability, and relatively low cost. Many protein nanoparticles are easy to process and can be modified to achieve desired specifications such as size, morphology, and weight. Protein nanoparticles are used in a variety of settings and are replacing many materials that are not biocompatible and have a negative impact on the environment. Here we attempt to review the literature pertaining to protein-based nanoparticles with a focus on their application in drug delivery and biomedical fields. Additional detail on governing nanoparticle parameters, specific protein nanoparticle applications, and fabrication methods are also provided.
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- Kelsey DeFrates
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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Single-chain folding of amphiphilic copolymers in water via intramolecular hydrophobic interaction and unfolding triggered by cyclodextrin. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Liu Y, Pujals S, Stals PJM, Paulöhrl T, Presolski SI, Meijer EW, Albertazzi L, Palmans ARA. Catalytically Active Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles: Exploring Their Functions in Complex Biological Media. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:3423-3433. [PMID: 29457449 PMCID: PMC5997400 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b00122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Dynamic single-chain polymeric nanoparticles (SCPNs) are intriguing, bioinspired architectures that result from the collapse or folding of an individual polymer chain into a nanometer-sized particle. Here we present a detailed biophysical study on the behavior of dynamic SCPNs in living cells and an evaluation of their catalytic functionality in such a complex medium. We first developed a number of delivery strategies that allowed the selective localization of SCPNs in different cellular compartments. Live/dead tests showed that the SCPNs were not toxic to cells while spectral imaging revealed that SCPNs provide a structural shielding and reduced the influence from the outer biological media. The ability of SCPNs to act as catalysts in biological media was first assessed by investigating their potential for reactive oxygen species generation. With porphyrins covalently attached to the SCPNs, singlet oxygen was generated upon irradiation with light, inducing spatially controlled cell death. In addition, Cu(I)- and Pd(II)-based SCPNs were prepared and these catalysts were screened in vitro and studied in cellular environments for the carbamate cleavage reaction of rhodamine-based substrates. This is a model reaction for the uncaging of bioactive compounds such as cytotoxic drugs for catalysis-based cancer therapy. We observed that the rate of the deprotection depends on both the organometallic catalysts and the nature of the protective group. The rate reduces from in vitro to the biological environment, indicating a strong influence of biomolecules on catalyst performance. The Cu(I)-based SCPNs in combination with the dimethylpropargyloxycarbonyl protective group showed the best performances both in vitro and in biological environment, making this group promising in biomedical applications.
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- Yiliu Liu
- Laboratory
for Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry and Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University
of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory
for Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry and Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University
of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
for Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry and Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University
of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
for Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry and Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University
of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
for Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry and Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University
of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory
for Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry and Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University
of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Gracia R, Marradi M, Salerno G, Pérez-Nicado R, Pérez-San Vicente A, Dupin D, Rodriguez J, Loinaz I, Chiodo F, Nativi C. Biocompatible single-chain polymer nanoparticles loaded with an antigen mimetic as potential anticancer vaccine. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:196-200. [PMID: 35610892 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The "pancarcinoma" Tn antigen (αGalNAc-O-Ser/Thr) is a tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen (TACA) overexpressed on the surface of cancer cells and suitable target for anticancer vaccines. However, TACAs commonly show weak immunogenicity, low in vivo stability, and poor bioavailability. To address these issues, the development of physiologically stable TACA synthetic mimetics and novel nanocarriers for multivalent display are object of intense research. Nanomaterials represent suitable scaffolds to multimerize antigens, but absence of toxicity, easy functionalization and capability to incorporate biomolecules are compulsory characteristics for vaccine nanocarriers. Here, we report on the conjugation of a synthetic Tn-antigen mimetic to biocompatible and water-dispersible dextran-based single-chain nanoparticles (DXT-SCPNs). In vitro stimulation of PBMCs and analysis of interleukins production indicated a specific innate immune modulation mediated by the multivalent presentation of the Tn mimetic at the nanoparticle surface. These preliminary results pave the way for the development of Tn-mimetic clusters on biocompatible DXT-SCPN for TACA-based vaccines.
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- Raquel Gracia
- CIDETEC Nanomedicine, Parque Cientı́fico y Tecnológico de Guipúzcoa, P° Miramón, 196, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIDETEC Nanomedicine, Parque Cientı́fico y Tecnológico de Guipúzcoa, P° Miramón, 196, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia, 13, I-50019 Sesto F.no (FI), Italy
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- CIDETEC Nanomedicine, Parque Cientı́fico y Tecnológico de Guipúzcoa, P° Miramón, 196, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIDETEC Nanomedicine, Parque Cientı́fico y Tecnológico de Guipúzcoa, P° Miramón, 196, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIDETEC Nanomedicine, Parque Cientı́fico y Tecnológico de Guipúzcoa, P° Miramón, 196, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIDETEC Nanomedicine, Parque Cientı́fico y Tecnológico de Guipúzcoa, P° Miramón, 196, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department
of Bio-Organic Synthesis, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, 2333 CC, The Netherlands
- Department
of Parasiolgy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia, 13, I-50019 Sesto F.no (FI), Italy
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Ji X, Zhang Y, Zhao H. Amphiphilic Janus Twin Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Chemistry 2018; 24:3005-3012. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Xiaotian Ji
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin); Nankai University; P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Hebei University of Technology; Tianjin 300130 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin); Nankai University; P. R. China
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Mendes AN, Filgueiras LA, Siqueira MRP, Barbosa GM, Holandino C, de Lima Moreira D, Pinto JC, Nele M. Encapsulation of Piper cabralanum (Piperaceae) nonpolar extract in poly(methyl methacrylate) by miniemulsion and evaluation of increase in the effectiveness of antileukemic activity in K562 cells. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:8363-8373. [PMID: 29200848 PMCID: PMC5701609 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s134756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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This study aimed to synthesize and characterize nanoparticles (NPs) of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and evaluate their ability to incorporate plant extracts with antitumor activity and low dissolution in aqueous media. The extract used was n-hexane partition of the methanol extract of Piper cabralanum (PCA-HEX). PMMA NPs were obtained using the mini-emulsion method, which was able to encapsulate almost 100% of PCA-HEX. The synthesized polymeric particles presented with a size of 200 nm and a negative charge. Cytotoxicity tests by MTT and trypan blue assays showed that NPs without PCA-HEX did not kill leukemic cells (K562 cells). NPs containing PCA-HEX were able to enhance cell death when compared to pure extract. The results showed that PMMA NPs could be useful as a drug delivery system as they can enhance the antitumor activity of the PCA-HEX extract by more than 20-fold. PMMA NPs containing plant extracts with antitumor activities may be an alternative to control the evolution of diseases such as leukemia.
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- School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Janeiro.,Natural Products Department, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Farmanguinhos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro
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- Natural Products Department, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Farmanguinhos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro
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- Chemical Engineering Program - COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
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- School of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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De-La-Cuesta J, González E, Pomposo JA. Advances in Fluorescent Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Molecules 2017; 22:E1819. [PMID: 29072594 PMCID: PMC6150276 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22111819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Fluorophore molecules can be monitored by fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy, which are highly useful and widely used techniques in cell biology, biochemistry, and medicine (e.g., biomarker analysis, immunoassays, cancer diagnosis). Several fluorescent micro- and nanoparticle systems based on block copolymer micelles and cross-linked polymer networks, quantum dots, π-conjugated polymers, and dendrimers have been evaluated as optical imaging systems. In this review, we highlight recent advances in the construction of fluorescent single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs), which are valuable artificial soft nano-objects with a small tunable size (as small as 3 nm). In particular, the main methods currently available to endow SCNPs with fluorescent properties are discussed in detail, showing illustrative examples.
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- Julen De-La-Cuesta
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), 1072 Apartado, E-20080 San Sebastian, Spain.
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), 1072 Apartado, E-20080 San Sebastian, Spain.
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain.
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De-La-Cuesta J, González E, Moreno AJ, Arbe A, Colmenero J, Pomposo JA. Size of Elastic Single-Chain Nanoparticles in Solution and on Surfaces. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Julen De-La-Cuesta
- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International
Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel
de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International
Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel
de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento
de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20800 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento
de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20800 San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE - Basque
Foundation for Science, María
Díaz de Haro 3, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain
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Kröger APP, Boonen RJ, Paulusse JM. Well-defined single-chain polymer nanoparticles via thiol-Michael addition. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hanlon AM, Chen R, Rodriguez KJ, Willis C, Dickinson JG, Cashman M, Berda EB. Scalable Synthesis of Single-Chain Nanoparticles under Mild Conditions. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Ashley M. Hanlon
- Department of Chemistry and ‡Material Science Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3598, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Material Science Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3598, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Material Science Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3598, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Material Science Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3598, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Material Science Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3598, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Material Science Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3598, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Material Science Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3598, United States
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Luo H, Szymusiak M, Garcia EA, Lock LL, Cui H, Liu Y, Herrera-Alonso M. Solute-Triggered Morphological Transitions of an Amphiphilic Heterografted Brush Copolymer as a Single-Molecule Drug Carrier. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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Pomposo JA, Rubio-Cervilla J, Moreno AJ, Lo Verso F, Bacova P, Arbe A, Colmenero J. Folding Single Chains to Single-Chain Nanoparticles via Reversible Interactions: What Size Reduction Can One Expect? Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- José A. Pomposo
- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento
de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20800 San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE - Basque
Foundation for Science, María
Díaz de Haro 3, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento
de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20800 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International
Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel
de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Donostia International
Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel
de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento
de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20800 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International
Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel
de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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Hanlon AM, Martin I, Bright ER, Chouinard J, Rodriguez KJ, Patenotte GE, Berda EB. Exploring structural effects in single-chain “folding” mediated by intramolecular thermal Diels–Alder chemistry. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00320j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We describe a method to fold single polymer chains into nanoparticles using simple thermal Diels–Alder (DA) chemistry.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of New Hampshire
- Durham
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of New Hampshire
- Durham
- USA
- Material Science Program
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Tanaka R, Watanabe K, Yamamoto T, Tajima K, Isono T, Satoh T. A facile strategy for manipulating micellar size and morphology through intramolecular cross-linking of amphiphilic block copolymers. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00646b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The effect of intramolecular cross-linking on aqueous self-assembly behavior was systematically investigated based on an amphiphilic block copolymer system.
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- Ryoto Tanaka
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
- and Division of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Engineering
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 060-8628
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
- and Division of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Engineering
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 060-8628
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
- and Division of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Engineering
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 060-8628
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
- and Division of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Engineering
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 060-8628
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
- and Division of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Engineering
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 060-8628
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
- and Division of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Engineering
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 060-8628
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Zhang J, Tanaka J, Gurnani P, Wilson P, Hartlieb M, Perrier S. Self-assembly and disassembly of stimuli responsive tadpole-like single chain nanoparticles using a switchable hydrophilic/hydrophobic boronic acid cross-linker. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00828g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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pH/sugar responsive behaviour of tadpole-like single chain nanoparticles based on a switchable hydrophilic/hydrophobic boronic acid cross-linker is described.
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- Junliang Zhang
- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Warwick
- Coventry CV4 7AL
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Warwick
- Coventry CV4 7AL
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Warwick
- Coventry CV4 7AL
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Warwick
- Coventry CV4 7AL
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Warwick
- Coventry CV4 7AL
- UK
- Warwick Medical School
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Gracia R, Marradi M, Cossío U, Benito A, Pérez-San Vicente A, Gómez-Vallejo V, Grande HJ, Llop J, Loinaz I. Synthesis and functionalization of dextran-based single-chain nanoparticles in aqueous media. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:1143-1147. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb02773c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Water-dispersible dextran-based single-chain polymer nanoparticles (SCPNs) were prepared in aqueous media and under mild conditions.
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- R. Gracia
- Biomaterials Unit
- IK4-CIDETEC
- Donostia-San Sebastián
- Spain
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- Biomaterials Unit
- IK4-CIDETEC
- Donostia-San Sebastián
- Spain
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- Radiochemistry and Nuclear Imaging Group
- CIC biomaGUNE
- Donostia-San Sebastián
- Spain
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- Biomaterials Unit
- IK4-CIDETEC
- Donostia-San Sebastián
- Spain
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- Radiochemistry and Nuclear Imaging Group
- CIC biomaGUNE
- Donostia-San Sebastián
- Spain
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- Biomaterials Unit
- IK4-CIDETEC
- Donostia-San Sebastián
- Spain
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- Radiochemistry and Nuclear Imaging Group
- CIC biomaGUNE
- Donostia-San Sebastián
- Spain
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- Biomaterials Unit
- IK4-CIDETEC
- Donostia-San Sebastián
- Spain
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Gao Y, Böhmer VI, Zhou D, Zhao T, Wang W, Paulusse JM. Main-chain degradable single-chain cyclized polymers as gene delivery vectors. J Control Release 2016; 244:375-383. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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