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Design of polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical delivery applications.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22334259     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Polymeric nanoparticles-based therapeutics show great promise in the treatment of a wide range of diseases, due to the flexibility in which their structures can be modified, with intricate definition over their compositions, structures and properties. Advances in polymerization chemistries and the application of reactive, efficient and orthogonal chemical modification reactions have enabled the engineering of multifunctional polymeric nanoparticles with precise control over the architectures of the individual polymer components, to direct their assembly and subsequent transformations into nanoparticles of selective overall shapes, sizes, internal morphologies, external surface charges and functionalizations. In addition, incorporation of certain functionalities can modulate the responsiveness of these nanostructures to specific stimuli through the use of remote activation. Furthermore, they can be equipped with smart components to allow their delivery beyond certain biological barriers, such as skin, mucus, blood, extracellular matrix, cellular and subcellular organelles. This tutorial review highlights the importance of well-defined chemistries, with detailed ties to specific biological hurdles and opportunities, in the design of nanostructures for various biomedical delivery applications.
Authors:
Mahmoud Elsabahy; Karen L Wooley
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2012-02-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chemical Society reviews     Volume:  41     ISSN:  1460-4744     ISO Abbreviation:  Chem Soc Rev     Publication Date:  2012 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-03-12     Completed Date:  2012-07-02     Revised Date:  2013-05-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0335405     Medline TA:  Chem Soc Rev     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2545-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, USA. mahmoud.elsabahy@chem.tamu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Drug Delivery Systems*
Drug Design*
Humans
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Polymers / chemistry*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HHSN268201000046C/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HHSN268201000046C//PHS HHS; R01 DK082546/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01 DK082546-03/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01-DK082546/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Polymers
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