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Hayes G, Drain B, Becer CR. Multiarm Core Cross-Linked Star-Shaped Poly(2-oxazoline)s Using a Bisfunctional 2-Oxazoline Monomer. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Graham Hayes
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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Strategies to load therapeutics into polysaccharide-based nanogels with a focus on microfluidics: A review. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 266:118119. [PMID: 34044935 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Nowadays nanoparticles are increasingly investigated for the targeted and controlled delivery of therapeutics, as suggested by the high number of research articles (2400 in 2000 vs 8500 in 2020). Among them, almost 2% investigated nanogels in 2020. Nanogels or nanohydrogels (NGs) are nanoparticles formed by a swollen three-dimensional network of synthetic polymers or natural macromolecules such as polysaccharides. NGs represent a highly versatile nanocarrier, able to deliver a number of therapeutics. Currently, NGs are undergoing clinical trials for the delivery of anti-cancer vaccines. Herein, the strategies to load low molecular weight drugs, (poly)peptides and genetic material into polysaccharide NGs as well as to formulate NGs-based vaccines are summarized, with a focus on the microfluidics approach.
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Makvandi P, Baghbantaraghdari Z, Zhou W, Zhang Y, Manchanda R, Agarwal T, Wu A, Maiti TK, Varma RS, Smith BR. Gum polysaccharide/nanometal hybrid biocomposites in cancer diagnosis and therapy. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 48:107711. [PMID: 33592279 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Biopolymers are of prime importance among which gum polysaccharides hold an eminent standing owing to their high availability and non-toxic nature. Gum biopolymers offer a greener alternative to synthetic polymers and toxic chemicals in the synthesis of metal nanostructures. Metal nanostructures accessible via eco-friendly means endow astounding characteristics to gum-based biocomposites in the field of diagnosis and therapy towards cancer diseases. In this review, assorted approaches for the assembly of nanomaterials mediated by gum biopolymers are presented and their utility in cancer diagnosis and therapy, e.g., bioimaging, radiotherapy, and phototherapy, are deliberated to provide a groundwork for future stimulative research.
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- Pooyan Makvandi
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Materials Interface, Pontedera 56025, Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Materials & Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80125, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials (RCPTM), Palacky University, Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Department of Radiology and the Molecular Imaging Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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Karimian R, Aghajani M. Cyclodextrins and their Derivatives as Carrier Molecules in Drug and Gene Delivery Systems. CURR ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272823666190627115422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cyclodextrins (CDs) are naturally occurring cyclic oligosaccharides containing
six (α-CD), seven (β-CD), eight (γ-CD) and more glucopyranose units linked with α-(1,4)
bonds, having a terminal hydrophilic part and central lipophilic cavity. α-, β- and γ-CDs
are widely used in many industrial products, technologies and analytical methods owing to
their unique, versatile and tunable characteristics. In the pharmaceutical industry, CDs are
used as complexing agents to enhance aqueous solubility, physico-chemical stability and
bio-availability of administered drugs. Herein, special attention is given to the use of α-, β-
and γ-CDs and their derivatives in different areas of drug and gene delivery systems in the
past few decades through various routes of administration with a major emphasis on the
more recent developments.
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- Ramin Karimian
- Chemical Injuries Research Center, Systems biology and poisonings institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Chemical Injuries Research Center, Systems biology and poisonings institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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An ultrosensitive biosensor based on electroactive nanoparticles self-assembled from 3-thiophenecarboxylic acid-modified starch. Colloid Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-018-4359-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zhao S, Malfait WJ, Guerrero-Alburquerque N, Koebel MM, Nyström G. Biopolymer-Aerogele und -Schäume: Chemie, Eigenschaften und Anwendungen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201709014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Shanyu Zhao
- Building Energy Materials & Components; Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa); Überlandstrasse 129 CH-8600 Dübendorf Schweiz
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- Building Energy Materials & Components; Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa); Überlandstrasse 129 CH-8600 Dübendorf Schweiz
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- Building Energy Materials & Components; Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa); Überlandstrasse 129 CH-8600 Dübendorf Schweiz
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- Building Energy Materials & Components; Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa); Überlandstrasse 129 CH-8600 Dübendorf Schweiz
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- Angewandte Holzforschung; Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa); Überlandstrasse 129 CH-8600 Dübendorf Schweiz
- Departement Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie; ETH Zürich; Schmelzbergstrasse 9 CH-8092 Zürich Schweiz
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Zhao S, Malfait WJ, Guerrero-Alburquerque N, Koebel MM, Nyström G. Biopolymer Aerogels and Foams: Chemistry, Properties, and Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:7580-7608. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201709014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 336] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shanyu Zhao
- Building Energy Materials & Components Laboratory; Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa); Überlandstrasse 129 CH-8600 Dübendorf Switzerland
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- Building Energy Materials & Components Laboratory; Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa); Überlandstrasse 129 CH-8600 Dübendorf Switzerland
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- Building Energy Materials & Components Laboratory; Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa); Überlandstrasse 129 CH-8600 Dübendorf Switzerland
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- Building Energy Materials & Components Laboratory; Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa); Überlandstrasse 129 CH-8600 Dübendorf Switzerland
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- Applied Wood Materials Laboratory; Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa); Überlandstrasse 129 CH-8600 Dübendorf Switzerland
- Department of Health Science and Technology; ETH Zurich; Schmelzbergstrasse 9 CH-8092 Zürich Switzerland
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Ab’lah NN, Konduru Venkata N, Wong TW. Development of resistant corn starch for use as an oral colon-specific nanoparticulate drug carrier. PURE APPL CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2017-0806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Starch is constituted of amylose and amylopectin. Debranching of amylopectin converts it into amylose thereby producing resistant starch which is known to be less digestible by the amylase. This study designed resistant starch using acid hydrolysis and heat-moisture treatment methods with native corn starch as the starting material. Both native and processed starches were subjected to Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, differential scanning calorimetry and molecular weight analysis. They were nanospray-dried into nanoparticles with 5-fluorouracil as the drug of interest for colon cancer treatment. These nanoparticles were subjected to size, zeta potential, morphology, drug content and in vitro drug release analysis. Heat-moisture treatment of native corn starch enabled the formation of resistant starch through amylopectin debranching and molecular weight reduction thereby enhancing hydrogen bonding between the starch molecules at the amorphous phase and gelatinization capacity. The nanoparticles prepared from resistant starch demonstrated similar drug release as those of native starch in spite of the resistant starch had a lower molecular weight. The resistant starch is envisaged to be resistant to the digestive action of amylase in intestinal tract without the formed nanoparticles exhibiting excessively fast drug release in comparison to native starch. With reduced branching, it represents an ideal precursor for targeting ligand conjugation in design of oral colon-specific nanoparticulate drug carrier.
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- Norul Nazilah Ab’lah
- Non-Destructive Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research Centre, iPROMISE , Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam , 42300 Selangor , Malaysia
- Particle Design Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy , Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam , 42300 Selangor , Malaysia
- Centre of Foundation Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Dengkil , 43800 Selangor , Malaysia
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- Department of Environmental Health , Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 665, Huntington Avenue , Boston, MA 02115 , USA
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- Non-Destructive Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research Centre, iPROMISE , Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam , 42300 Selangor , Malaysia
- Particle Design Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy , Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam , 42300 Selangor , Malaysia , e-mail:
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Kumar SSD, Mahesh A, Antoniraj MG, Rathore HS, Houreld N, Kandasamy R. Cellular imaging and folate receptor targeting delivery of gum kondagogu capped gold nanoparticles in cancer cells. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 109:220-230. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.12.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Picchio ML, Cuggino JC, Nagel G, Wedepohl S, Minari RJ, Alvarez Igarzabal CI, Gugliotta LM, Calderón M. Crosslinked casein-based micelles as a dually responsive drug delivery system. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00600h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Crosslinked casein micelles with a dual pH and protease drug triggered release can be applied as a promising hydrophobic drug carrier material.
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- Matias Luis Picchio
- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC)
- IPQA-CONICET
- Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende
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- Polymer Reaction Engineering Group
- INTEC (Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET)
- Güemes 3450
- Argentina
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- Freie Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Polymer Reaction Engineering Group
- INTEC (Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET)
- Güemes 3450
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC)
- IPQA-CONICET
- Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende
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- Polymer Reaction Engineering Group
- INTEC (Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET)
- Güemes 3450
- Argentina
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- Freie Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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Yan L, Pham DT, Clements P, Lincoln SF, Wang J, Guo X, Easton CJ. β-Cyclodextrin- and adamantyl-substituted poly(acrylate) self-assembling aqueous networks designed for controlled complexation and release of small molecules. Beilstein J Org Chem 2017; 13:1879-1892. [PMID: 29062407 PMCID: PMC5629389 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Three aqueous self-assembling poly(acrylate) networks have been designed to gain insight into the factors controlling the complexation and release of small molecules within them. These networks are formed between 8.8% 6A-(2-aminoethyl)amino-6A-deoxy-6A-β-cyclodextrin, β-CDen, randomly substituted poly(acrylate), PAAβ-CDen, and one of the 3.3% 1-(2-aminoethyl)amidoadamantyl, ADen, 3.0% 1-(6-aminohexyl)amidoadamantyl, ADhn, or 2.9% 1-(12-aminododecyl)amidoadamantyl, ADddn, randomly substituted poly(acrylate)s, PAAADen, PAAADhn and PAAADddn, respectively, such that the ratio of β-CDen to adamantyl substituents is ca. 3:1. The variation of the characteristics of the complexation of the dyes methyl red, methyl orange and ethyl orange in these three networks and by β-cyclodextrin, β-CD, and PAAβ-CDen alone provides insight into the factors affecting dye complexation. The rates of release of the dyes through a dialysis membrane from the three aqueous networks show a high dependence on host–guest complexation between the β-CDen substituents and the dyes as well as the structure and the viscosity of the network as shown by ITC, 1H NMR and UV–vis spectroscopy, and rheological studies. Such networks potentially form a basis for the design of controlled drug release systems.
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- Liang Yan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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Wang L, Qu L, Wu Y, Men Y, Liu Z. Synthesis of regioselective starch-based macroinitiators at molecular level. STARCH-STARKE 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/star.201700043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Leli Wang
- BNU Key Lab of Environmentally Friendly and Functional Polymer Materials; Beijing Key Lab of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials; College of Chemistry; Beijing Normal University; Beijing P. R. China
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- BNU Key Lab of Environmentally Friendly and Functional Polymer Materials; Beijing Key Lab of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials; College of Chemistry; Beijing Normal University; Beijing P. R. China
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- BNU Key Lab of Environmentally Friendly and Functional Polymer Materials; Beijing Key Lab of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials; College of Chemistry; Beijing Normal University; Beijing P. R. China
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- BNU Key Lab of Environmentally Friendly and Functional Polymer Materials; Beijing Key Lab of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials; College of Chemistry; Beijing Normal University; Beijing P. R. China
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- BNU Key Lab of Environmentally Friendly and Functional Polymer Materials; Beijing Key Lab of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials; College of Chemistry; Beijing Normal University; Beijing P. R. China
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Kanber E, Yamada H, Loretz B, Lepeltier E, Lehr CM. Design of Polyamine-Grafted Starches for Nucleotide Analogue Delivery: In Vitro Evaluation of the Anticancer Activity. Bioconjug Chem 2016; 27:2431-2440. [PMID: 27633934 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nucleotide analogues are a therapeutic class that is very promising and currently used in clinics, notably against viral infectious diseases and cancer. However, their therapeutic potential is often restricted by a poor stability in vivo, the induction of severe side effects, and limited passive intracellular diffusion due to their hydrophilicity. Polysaccharide-based polymers (e.g., starch) have considerable advantages, including a lack of toxicity and the absence of antigenicity. The aim of this study was to develop new cationic starches able to form complexes with nucleotide analogues, thus protecting them and increasing their cell uptake. At the same time, the material should demonstrate good biocompatibility and low cytotoxicity. Different polyamines, (TREN, TEPA, and spermine) were grafted to starch to evaluate the impact of side-chain properties. The resulting cationic starch derivatives were characterized (e.g., degree of modification) and compared in their ability to form polyplexes with ATP as a model nucleotide. Among the tested candidates, the formulation of starch-TEPA and ATP with an N/P ratio of 2 led to nanoparticles with a size of 429 nm, a PdI of 0.054, and a ζ potential of -9 mV. MTT and LDH assays on A549 cell line showed low toxicity for this polymer. Confocal microscopy study proved that the cell internalization was an incubation-time- and energy-dependent process. Most important, starch-TEPA complexed with ddGTP showed significant biological activity on A549 cancer cells compared to that of plain ddGTP at the same concentration.
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- Erdem Kanber
- Drug Delivery (DDEL), Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) , 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Drug Delivery (DDEL), Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) , 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Drug Delivery (DDEL), Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) , 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- INSERM U1066 Micro & Nanomed Biomimetique , 4 rue Larrey, 49933 Angers, France
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- Drug Delivery (DDEL), Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) , 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.,Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University , 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Li Z, Loh XJ. Recent advances of using polyhydroxyalkanoate-based nanovehicles as therapeutic delivery carriers. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 9. [DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Zibiao Li
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering; A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research); Singapore Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering; A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research); Singapore Singapore
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National University of Singapore; Singapore Singapore
- Singapore Eye Research Institute; Singapore Singapore
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Ding Y, Zheng J, Xia X, Ren T, Kan J. Preparation and characterization of resistant starch type IV nanoparticles through ultrasonication and miniemulsion cross-linking. Carbohydr Polym 2016; 141:151-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2015] [Revised: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Swaminathan G, Sivaraman B, Moore L, Zborowski M, Ramamurthi A. Magnetically Responsive Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Smooth Muscle Cells Maintain Their Benefits to Augmenting Elastic Matrix Neoassembly. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2016; 22:301-11. [PMID: 26830683 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2015.0349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) represent abnormal aortal expansions that result from chronic proteolytic breakdown of elastin and collagen fibers by matrix metalloproteases. Poor elastogenesis by adult vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) limits regenerative repair of elastic fibers, critical for AAA growth arrest. Toward overcoming these limitations, we recently demonstrated significant elastogenesis by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived SMCs (BM-SMCs) and their proelastogenesis and antiproteolytic effects on rat aneurysmal SMCs (EaRASMCs). We currently investigate the effects of super paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (SPION) labeling of BM-SMCs, necessary to magnetically guide them to the AAA wall, on their functional benefits. Our results indicate that SPION-labeling is noncytotoxic and does not adversely impact the phenotype and elastogenesis by BM-SMCs. In addition, SPION-BM-SMCs showed no changes in the ability of the BM-SMCs to stimulate elastin regeneration and attenuate proteolytic activity by EaRASMCs. Together, our results are promising toward the utility of SPIONs for magnetic targeting of BM-SMCs for in situ AAA regenerative repair.
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- Ganesh Swaminathan
- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, Ohio.,2 Department of Biology, University of Akron , Akron, Ohio
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, Ohio
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, Ohio
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, Ohio
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Karim AA, Dou Q, Li Z, Loh XJ. Emerging Supramolecular Therapeutic Carriers Based on Host-Guest Interactions. Chem Asian J 2016; 11:1300-21. [PMID: 26833861 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201501434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Recent advances in host-guest chemistry have significantly influenced the construction of supramolecular soft biomaterials. The highly selective and non-covalent interactions provide vast possibilities of manipulating supramolecular self-assemblies at the molecular level, allowing a rational design to control the sizes and morphologies of the resultant objects as carrier vehicles in a delivery system. In this Focus Review, the most recent developments of supramolecular self-assemblies through host-guest inclusion, including nanoparticles, micelles, vesicles, hydrogels, and various stimuli-responsive morphology transition materials are presented. These sophisticated materials with diverse functions, oriented towards therapeutic agent delivery, are further summarized into several active domains in the areas of drug delivery, gene delivery, co-delivery and site-specific targeting deliveries. Finally, the possible strategies for future design of multifunctional delivery carriers by combining host-guest chemistry with biological interface science are proposed.
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- Anis Abdul Karim
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, 08-03, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, 08-03, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, 08-03, Singapore, 138634, Singapore.
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, 08-03, Singapore, 138634, Singapore. .,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore. .,Singapore Eye Research Institute, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore.
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Barthold S, Kletting S, Taffner J, de Souza Carvalho-Wodarz C, Lepeltier E, Loretz B, Lehr CM. Preparation of nanosized coacervates of positive and negative starch derivatives intended for pulmonary delivery of proteins. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:2377-2386. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb00178e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Use of charged starch-derivatives as nanoscaled protein carriers and their in vitro evaluation.
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- S. Barthold
- Department Drug Delivery
- Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)
- Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI)
- Saarbrücken
- Germany
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- Department Drug Delivery
- Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)
- Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI)
- Saarbrücken
- Germany
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- Department Drug Delivery
- Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)
- Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI)
- Saarbrücken
- Germany
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- Department Drug Delivery
- Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)
- Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI)
- Saarbrücken
- Germany
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- Department Drug Delivery
- Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)
- Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI)
- Saarbrücken
- Germany
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- Department Drug Delivery
- Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)
- Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI)
- Saarbrücken
- Germany
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- Department Drug Delivery
- Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)
- Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI)
- Saarbrücken
- Germany
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Ji N, Qiu C, Li X, Xiong L, Sun Q. Study on the interaction between bovine serum albumin and starch nanoparticles prepared by isoamylolysis and recrystallization. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2015; 128:594-599. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lakkakula JR, Maçedo Krause RW. A vision for cyclodextrin nanoparticles in drug delivery systems and pharmaceutical applications. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2015; 9:877-94. [PMID: 24981652 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.14.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Cyclodextrins (CDs) have brought a revolution in the pharmaceutical field over the last decade. Natural and modified CDs (α-CD and β-CD) have been studied and some have gained US FDA approval or achieved 'Generally Regarded as Safe' (GRAS) status. Another characteristic of CDs is the ease with which they can be induced to form supramolecular structures for its use in drug delivery. CDs, grafted or crosslinked with polymers, are now being developed into 'smart' systems for efficient targeted drug delivery, especially for hydrophobic drugs. Amphiphilic CDs have the ability to form nanospheres or nanocapsules via a simple nanoprecipitation technique. This review deals with different types of CDs, and their efficacy, physicochemical properties and transformation into nanoparticles with interesting in vitro and in vivo applications.
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- Jaya Raju Lakkakula
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Center for Nanomaterials Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein 2028, Gauteng, South Africa
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Wang L, Shen J, Men Y, Wu Y, Peng Q, Wang X, Yang R, Mahmood K, Liu Z. Corn starch-based graft copolymers prepared via ATRP at the molecular level. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5py00184f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Starch-g-PS and Starch-g-PMMA with controlled graft chains and high graft ratio were prepared at the molecular level.
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- Leli Wang
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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Markenstein L, Appelt-Menzel A, Metzger M, Wenz G. Conjugates of methylated cyclodextrin derivatives and hydroxyethyl starch (HES): Synthesis, cytotoxicity and inclusion of anaesthetic actives. Beilstein J Org Chem 2014; 10:3087-96. [PMID: 25670977 PMCID: PMC4311715 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.10.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The mono-6-deoxy-6-azides of 2,6-di-O-methyl-β-cyclodextrin (DIMEB) and randomly methylated-β-cyclodextrin (RAMEB) were conjugated to propargylated hydroxyethyl starch (HES) by Cu(+)-catalysed [2 + 3] cycloaddition. The resulting water soluble polymers showed lower critical solution temperatures (LCST) at 52.5 °C (DIMEB-HES) and 84.5 °C (RAMEB-HES), respectively. LCST phase separations could be completely avoided by the introduction of a small amount of carboxylate groups at the HES backbone. The methylated CDs conjugated to the HES backbone exhibited significantly lower cytotoxicities than the corresponding monomeric CD derivatives. Since the binding potentials of these CD conjugates were very high, they are promising candidates for new oral dosage forms of anaesthetic actives.
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- Lisa Markenstein
- Organic Macromolecular Chemistry, Saarland University, Campus C4.2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
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- Organic Macromolecular Chemistry, Saarland University, Campus C4.2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Ma X, Zhao Y. Biomedical Applications of Supramolecular Systems Based on Host–Guest Interactions. Chem Rev 2014; 115:7794-839. [DOI: 10.1021/cr500392w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 792] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Xing Ma
- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Zhang Q, Su L, Collins J, Chen G, Wallis R, Mitchell DA, Haddleton DM, Becer CR. Dendritic Cell Lectin-Targeting Sentinel-like Unimolecular Glycoconjugates To Release an Anti-HIV Drug. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:4325-32. [DOI: 10.1021/ja4131565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Qiang Zhang
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Coventry, United Kingdom
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- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Ministry of Education
and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, 220
Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Coventry, United Kingdom
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- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Ministry of Education
and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, 220
Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, LE1 9HN Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Clinical
Sciences Research Laboratories, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, CV2 2DX Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Coventry, United Kingdom
- School
of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS London, United Kingdom
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Yang J, Huang Y, Gao C, Liu M, Zhang X. Fabrication and evaluation of the novel reduction-sensitive starch nanoparticles for controlled drug release. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 115:368-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Revised: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang J, Ma PX. Cyclodextrin-based supramolecular systems for drug delivery: recent progress and future perspective. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2013; 65:1215-33. [PMID: 23673149 PMCID: PMC3885994 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 566] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2012] [Revised: 04/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The excellent biocompatibility and unique inclusion capability as well as powerful functionalization capacity of cyclodextrins and their derivatives make them especially attractive for engineering novel functional materials for biomedical applications. There has been increasing interest recently to fabricate supramolecular systems for drug and gene delivery based on cyclodextrin materials. This review focuses on state of the art and recent advances in the construction of cyclodextrin-based assemblies and their applications for controlled drug delivery. First, we introduce cyclodextrin materials utilized for self-assembly. The fabrication technologies of supramolecular systems including nanoplatforms and hydrogels as well as their applications in nanomedicine and pharmaceutical sciences are then highlighted. At the end, the future directions of this field are discussed.
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- Jianxiang Zhang
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Narayanan D, Gopikrishna J, Nair SV, Menon D. Proteins and Carbohydrates as Polymeric Nanodrug Delivery Systems: Formulation, Properties, and Toxicological Evaluation. MULTIFACETED DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF BIOPOLYMERS FOR BIOLOGY, BIOMEDICINE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2012_199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Samal SK, Dash M, Van Vlierberghe S, Kaplan DL, Chiellini E, van Blitterswijk C, Moroni L, Dubruel P. Cationic polymers and their therapeutic potential. Chem Soc Rev 2012; 41:7147-94. [PMID: 22885409 DOI: 10.1039/c2cs35094g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 459] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The last decade has witnessed enormous research focused on cationic polymers. Cationic polymers are the subject of intense research as non-viral gene delivery systems, due to their flexible properties, facile synthesis, robustness and proven gene delivery efficiency. Here, we review the most recent scientific advances in cationic polymers and their derivatives not only for gene delivery purposes but also for various alternative therapeutic applications. An overview of the synthesis and preparation of cationic polymers is provided along with their inherent bioactive and intrinsic therapeutic potential. In addition, cationic polymer based biomedical materials are covered. Major progress in the fields of drug and gene delivery as well as tissue engineering applications is summarized in the present review.
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- Sangram Keshari Samal
- Polymer Chemistry & Biomaterials Research Group, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S4-Bis, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Müller M. Sizing, Shaping and Pharmaceutical Applications of Polyelectrolyte Complex Nanoparticles. ADVANCES IN POLYMER SCIENCE 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2012_170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Yuan W, Zou H, Guo W, Wang A, Ren J. Supramolecular amphiphilic star-branched copolymer: from LCST–UCST transition to temperature–fluorescence responses. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm35297d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Zhou J, Dai Y, Wang S, Zhu E, Hai J, Liu Y, Tang J, Tang W. Monosubstituted dually cationic cyclodextrins for stronger chiral recognition. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra20086d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Albuzat T, Keil M, Ellis J, Alexander C, Wenz G. Transfection of luciferase DNA into various cells by cationic cyclodextrin polyrotaxanes derived from ionene-11. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm16425f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Jain R, Dandekar P, Loretz B, Melero A, Stauner T, Wenz G, Koch M, Lehr CM. Enhanced cellular delivery of idarubicin by surface modification of propyl starch nanoparticles employing pteroic acid conjugated polyvinyl alcohol. Int J Pharm 2011; 420:147-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2011] [Revised: 08/12/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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