[HTML][HTML] Endocytosis: the nanoparticle and submicron nanocompounds gateway into the cell

D Manzanares, V Ceña - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles (NPs) and submicron particles are increasingly used as carriers for delivering
therapeutic compounds to cells. Their entry into the cell represents the initial step in this …

Cationic surfactants: Self-assembly, structure-activity correlation and their biological applications

LY Zakharova, TN Pashirova, S Doktorovova… - … Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The development of biotechnological protocols based on cationic surfactants is a modern
trend focusing on the fabrication of antimicrobial and bioimaging agents, supramolecular …

Modified gelatin nanoparticles for gene delivery

O Madkhali, G Mekhail, SD Wettig - International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Gelatin nanoparticles (GNPs) are one of the most extensively used natural polymers for
gene therapy. With advantages of being biodegradable, biocompatible, low cost and easily …

Interactions between DNA and Gemini surfactant: impact on gene therapy: part I

T Ahmed, AO Kamel, SD Wettig - Nanomedicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Nonviral gene therapy using gemini surfactants is a unique approach to medicine that can
be adapted toward the treatment of various diseases. Recently, gemini surfactants have …

Alkyl triphenylphosphonium surfactants as nucleic acid carriers: complexation efficacy toward DNA decamers, interaction with lipid bilayers and cytotoxicity studies

LY Zakharova, GI Kaupova… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, for the first time the complexation ability of a homological series of
triphenylphosphonium surfactants (TPPB-n) toward DNA decamers has been explored …

Supramolecular systems based on gemini surfactants for enhancing solubility of spectral probes and drugs in aqueous solution

AB Mirgorodskaya, LY Zakharova… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2016 - Elsevier
Herein, novel dicationic surfactants bearing morpholinium moieties in polar group, 14-s-14
Mor (s= 4, 6, 8, 10) are synthesized, and their aggregation behavior is studied and …

Gemini surfactants as efficient dispersants of multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Interplay of molecular parameters on nanotube dispersibility and debundling

B Abreu, J Rocha, RMF Fernandes, O Regev… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Surfactants have been widely employed to debundle, disperse and stabilize carbon
nanotubes in aqueous solvents. Yet, a thorough understanding of the dispersing …

Gemini surfactants mediate efficient mitochondrial gene delivery and expression

AM Cardoso, CM Morais, AR Cruz… - Molecular …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Gene delivery targeting mitochondria has the potential to transform the therapeutic
landscape of mitochondrial genetic diseases. Taking advantage of the nonuniversal genetic …

BDNF gene delivery to the retina by cell adhesion peptide-conjugated gemini nanoplexesin vivo

L Narsineni, DW Chen, M Foldvari - Journal of Ophthalmology …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) neurodegeneration in glaucoma is not prevented by controlling
the elevated intraocular pressure alone. Neuroprotective gene therapy approaches could be …

Interactions between cellulose nanocrystals and conventional/gemini surfactants

G Cao, J Xu, L Han, Y Wang, W Zhao, X Zhou… - Carbohydrate …, 2025 - Elsevier
Research on the interaction between surfactants and cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) has
mainly focused on the interaction between CNC and conventional surfactants, and there are …