Block copolymer micelles in nanomedicine applications

H Cabral, K Miyata, K Osada, K Kataoka - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Polymeric micelles are demonstrating high potential as nanomedicines capable of
controlling the distribution and function of loaded bioactive agents in the body, effectively …

Polymeric delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids

R Kumar, CF Santa Chalarca, MR Bockman… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The advent of genome editing has transformed the therapeutic landscape for several
debilitating diseases, and the clinical outlook for gene therapeutics has never been more …

Advances in the delivery of RNA therapeutics: from concept to clinical reality

JC Kaczmarek, PS Kowalski, DG Anderson - Genome medicine, 2017 - Springer
The rapid expansion of the available genomic data continues to greatly impact biomedical
science and medicine. Fulfilling the clinical potential of genetic discoveries requires the …

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 …

The possible “proton sponge” effect of polyethylenimine (PEI) does not include change in lysosomal pH

RV Benjaminsen, MA Mattebjerg, JR Henriksen… - Molecular Therapy, 2013 - cell.com
Polycations such as polyethylenimine (PEI) are used in many novel nonviral vector designs
and there are continuous efforts to increase our mechanistic understanding of their …

Safety of nanoparticles in medicine

J Wolfram, M Zhu, Y Yang, J Shen, E Gentile… - Current drug …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Nanomedicine involves the use of nanoparticles for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.
During the past two decades, a growing number of nanomedicines have received regulatory …

Advanced strategies for overcoming endosomal/lysosomal barrier in nanodrug delivery

C Qiu, F **a, J Zhang, Q Shi, Y Meng, C Wang, H Pang… - Research, 2023 - spj.science.org
Nanocarriers have therapeutic potential to facilitate drug delivery, including biological
agents, small-molecule drugs, and nucleic acids. However, their efficiency is limited by …

The proton sponge hypothesis: Fable or fact?

LMP Vermeulen, SC De Smedt, K Remaut… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
In non-viral gene therapy, cationic polymers and lipids are frequently used to encapsulate
macromolecular therapeutics into nanoparticles. During their journey to deliver the cargo to …

Polymeric Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

MA Beach, U Nayanathara, Y Gao, C Zhang… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The recent emergence of nanomedicine has revolutionized the therapeutic landscape and
necessitated the creation of more sophisticated drug delivery systems. Polymeric …

Nanoescapology: progress toward understanding the endosomal escape of polymeric nanoparticles

LI Selby, CM Cortez‐Jugo, GK Such… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Using nanoparticles to deliver drugs to cells has the potential to revolutionize the treatment
of many diseases, including HIV, cancer, and diabetes. One of the major challenges facing …