Formulation and Characterization of Bioactive Agent Containing Nanodisks

K Lethcoe, CA Fox, I Moh, M Swackhamer… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2023 - jove.com
The term nanodisk refers to a discrete type of nanoparticle comprised of a bilayer forming
lipid, a scaffold protein, and an integrated bioactive agent. Nanodisks are organized as a …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of Synthetic Polymer Discoidal Lipid Nanoparticles to Biomedical Research

M Tanaka - Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Liposomes are artificially prepared vesicular lipid nanoparticles with a bilayer structure,
resembling cell membrane. Their ability to encapsulate various molecules along with …

Designing nanodiscs as versatile platforms for on-demand therapy

Q Mu, H Deng, X An, G Liu, C Liu - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Nowadays, there has been an increasing utilization of nanomedicines for disease treatment.
Nanodiscs (NDs) have emerged as a novel platform technology that garners significant …

Nanodiscs: A toolkit for membrane protein science

SG Sligar, IG Denisov - Protein Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane proteins are involved in numerous vital biological processes, including transport,
signal transduction and the enzymes in a variety of metabolic pathways. Integral membrane …

NanoDisk containing super aggregated amphotericin B: a high therapeutic index antifungal formulation with enhanced potency

BL Burgess, Y He, MM Baker, B Luo… - International journal …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives NanoDisk–amphotericin B (ND-AMB) is a protein-phospholipid bioparticle
containing a “super aggregate” form of antifungal AMB. While lipid-based formulations of …

Liposomes: from a clinically established drug delivery system to a nanoparticle platform for theranostic nanomedicine

WT Al-Jamal, K Kostarelos - Accounts of chemical research, 2011 - ACS Publications
For decades, clinicians have used liposomes, self-assembled lipid vesicles, as nanoscale
systems to deliver encapsulated anthracycline molecules for cancer treatment. The more …

Formation of size-controlled, denaturation-resistant lipid nanodiscs by an amphiphilic self-polymerizing peptide

H Kondo, K Ikeda, M Nakano - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanodiscs are discoidal particles with a planar phospholipid bilayer enwrapped by proteins
such as apolipoprotein AI. Nanodiscs have been widely used for analyzing structures and …

Albumin-bound nanodiscs as delivery vehicle candidates: Development and characterization

S Damiati, A Scheberl, S Zayni, SA Damiati… - Biophysical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of synthetic bioarchitectures to improve our understanding of
biological systems and produce biosynthetic models with new functions has attracted …

[HTML][HTML] Nanodisc Technology: A Revolutionary System for Study of Membrane Proteins

C Crankshaw - Biofiles, retrieved on Aug, 2015 - sigmaaldrich.com
Membrane proteins are central to biological signaling pathways, regulating transfer of
information and energy across cell membranes. They compose roughly 30% of the human …

Nanobiotechnology applications of reconstituted high density lipoprotein

RO Ryan - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2010 - Springer
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) plays a fundamental role in the Reverse Cholesterol
Transport pathway. Prior to maturation, nascent HDL exist as disk-shaped phospholipid …