Carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials

L Su, Y Feng, K Wei, X Xu, R Liu, G Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

Click chemistry: 1, 2, 3‐triazoles as pharmacophores

SG Agalave, SR Maujan… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The copper (I)‐catalyzed 1, 2, 3‐triazole‐forming reaction between azides and
terminal alkynes has become the gold standard of 'click chemistry'due to its reliability …

Viral nanoparticles for drug delivery, imaging, immunotherapy, and theranostic applications

YH Chung, H Cai, NF Steinmetz - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Viral nanoparticles (VNPs) encompass a diverse array of naturally occurring nanomaterials
derived from plant viruses, bacteriophages, and mammalian viruses. The application and …

Design of virus-based nanomaterials for medicine, biotechnology, and energy

AM Wen, NF Steinmetz - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This review provides an overview of recent developments in “chemical virology.” Viruses, as
materials, provide unique nanoscale scaffolds that have relevance in chemical biology and …

Protein-based nanoparticles in cancer vaccine development

M Neek, TI Kim, SW Wang - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Peptide and protein-based cancer vaccines usually fail to elicit efficient immune responses
against tumors. However, delivery of these peptides and proteins as components within …

The ferritin superfamily: Supramolecular templates for materials synthesis

M Uchida, S Kang, C Reichhardt, K Harlen… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2010 - Elsevier
Members of the ferritin superfamily are multi-subunit cage-like proteins with a hollow interior
cavity. These proteins possess three distinct surfaces, ie interior and exterior surfaces of the …

Nanomedicine for T‐Cell Mediated Immunotherapy

F Li, J Ouyang, Z Chen, Z Zhou… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
T‐cell immunotherapy offers outstanding advantages in the treatment of various diseases,
and with the selection of appropriate targets, efficient disease treatment can be achieved. T …

Virus-based nanoparticles as versatile nanomachines

KJ Koudelka, AS Pitek, M Manchester… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Nanoscale engineering is revolutionizing the way we prevent, detect, and treat diseases.
Viruses have played a special role in these developments because they can function as …

Chemotactic Micro/Nanomotors for Biomedical Applications

X **a, Y Li, X **ao, Z Zhang, C Mao, T Li, M Wan - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In nature, many organisms respond chemotactically to external chemical stimuli in order to
extract nutrients or avoid danger. Inspired by this natural chemotaxis, micro/nanomotors with …

[HTML][HTML] Immunomodulatory glycomedicine: Introducing next generation cancer glycovaccines

R Freitas, A Peixoto, E Ferreira, A Miranda… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide due to the lack of safer and more
effective therapies. Cancer vaccines developed from neoantigens are an emerging strategy …