The role of surface charge in cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of medical nanoparticles

E Fröhlich - International journal of nanomedicine, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Many types of nanoparticles (NPs) are tested for use in medical products, particularly in
imaging and gene and drug delivery. For these applications, cellular uptake is usually a …

The great escape: how cationic polyplexes overcome the endosomal barrier

T Bus, A Traeger, US Schubert - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The targeted and efficiency-oriented delivery of (therapeutic) nucleic acids raises hope for
successful gene therapy, ie, for the local and individual treatment of acquired and inherited …

Dendrimer toxicity: Let's meet the challenge

K Jain, P Kesharwani, U Gupta, NK Jain - International journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Dendrimers are well-defined, versatile polymeric architecture with properties resembling
biomolecules. Dendritic polymers emerged as outstanding carrier in modern medicine …

Nanoparticle: An overview of preparation and characterization

SL Pal, U Jana, PK Manna, GP Mohanta… - Journal of applied …, 2011 - japsonline.com
In recent years, there has been an exponential interest in the development of novel drug
delivery systems using nanoparticles. Nanoparticles can offer significant advantages over …

PEGylated PAMAM dendrimers: Enhancing efficacy and mitigating toxicity for effective anticancer drug and gene delivery

D Luong, P Kesharwani, R Deshmukh, MCIM Amin… - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (amidoamine) dendrimers (PAMAM) are well-defined, highly branched,
nanoscale macromolecules with numerous active amine groups on the surface. PAMAM …

Interaction of polycationic polymers with supported lipid bilayers and cells: nanoscale hole formation and enhanced membrane permeability

S Hong, PR Leroueil, EK Janus, JL Peters… - Bioconjugate …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Interactions of polycationic polymers with supported 1, 2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-
phosphocholine (DMPC) lipid bilayers and live cell membranes (KB and Rat2) have been …

Wide varieties of cationic nanoparticles induce defects in supported lipid bilayers

PR Leroueil, SA Berry, K Duthie, G Han, VM Rotello… - Nano …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles with widely varying physical properties and origins (spherical versus irregular,
synthetic versus biological, organic versus inorganic, flexible versus rigid, small versus …

Interaction of poly (amidoamine) dendrimers with supported lipid bilayers and cells: hole formation and the relation to transport

S Hong, AU Bielinska, A Mecke, B Keszler… - Bioconjugate …, 2004 - ACS Publications
We have investigated poly (amidoamine)(PAMAM) dendrimer interactions with supported 1,
2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) lipid bilayers and KB and Rat2 cell …

Nanotechnology safety concerns revisited

ST Stern, SE McNeil - Toxicological sciences, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Nanotechnology is an emerging science involving manipulation of matter at the nanometer
scale. Due to concerns over nanomaterial risks, there has been a dramatic increase in …

Therapeutic and diagnostic applications of dendrimers for cancer treatment

JB Wolinsky, MW Grinstaff - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Dendrimers are prepared with a level of control not attainable with most linear polymers,
leading to nearly monodisperse, globular macromolecules with a large number of peripheral …