Coencapsulation of Gemcitabine and Thymoquinone in Citrem–Phosphatidylcholine Hexosome Nanocarriers Improves In Vitro Cellular Uptake in Breast Cancer Cells

YS Loo, NI Zahid, T Madheswaran, S Ikeno… - Molecular …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lyotropic liquid crystalline nanoassemblies (LLCNs) are internally self-assembled (ISA)-
somes formed by amphiphilic molecules in a mixture comprising a lipid, stabilizer, and/or …

Enhancing cubosome functionality by coating with a single layer of poly-ε-lysine

S Deshpande, E Venugopal, S Ramagiri… - … applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We report the preparation and characterization of monoolein cubosomes that can be easily
surface modified through adsorption of a single layer of cationic poly-ε-lysine. Poly-ε-lysine …

Influence of cubosome surface architecture on its cellular uptake mechanism

S Deshpande, N Singh - Langmuir, 2017 - ACS Publications
Interaction of nanoparticles with biological systems is a key factor influencing their efficacy
as a drug delivery vehicle. The inconsistency in defining the optimal design parameters …

Citrem modulates internal nanostructure of glyceryl monooleate dispersions and bypasses complement activation: Towards development of safe tunable intravenous …

PP Wibroe, IDM Azmi, C Nilsson, A Yaghmur… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Lyotropic non-lamellar liquid crystalline (LLC) aqueous nanodispersions hold a great
promise in drug solubilization and delivery, but these nanosystems often induce severe …

Revisiting β-casein as a stabilizer for lipid liquid crystalline nanostructured particles

J Zhai, L Waddington, TJ Wooster, MI Aguilar, BJ Boyd - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
Lipid liquid crystalline nanoparticles such as cubosomes and hexosomes have unique
internal nanostructures that have shown great potential in drug and nutrient delivery …

Spontaneous formation of vesicles and dispersed cubic and hexagonal particles in amino acid-based catanionic surfactant systems

M Rosa, M Rosa Infante, MG Miguel, B Lindman - Langmuir, 2006 - ACS Publications
Mixed catanionic surfactant systems based on amino acids were investigated with respect to
the formation of liquid crystal dispersions and the stability of the dispersions. The surfactants …

The role of calcium in membrane condensation and spontaneous curvature variations in model lipidic systems

A Yaghmur, B Sartori, M Rappolt - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, the dynamical behaviour of calcium-induced disordered to well-ordered
structural transitions has been investigated by time-resolved synchrotron small-angle X-ray …

[HTML][HTML] Dispersed liquid crystals as pH-adjustable antimicrobial peptide nanocarriers

M Gontsarik, A Yaghmur, S Salentinig - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypothesis: pH-responsive nanocarriers have the potential to provide targeted delivery of
antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) to sites of bacterial infection with typically abnormal pH levels …

Biomimetic design and performance of polymerizable lipids

MP Cashion, TE Long - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2009 - ACS Publications
Bilayer lipid membranes (BLMs) have received significant attention over the past several
decades because of their applications in biological and material sciences. BLMs consist of …

Nanocontainers in and onto nanofibers

S Jiang, LP Lv, K Landfester… - Accounts of chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Hierarchical structure is a key feature explaining the superior properties of
many materials in nature. Fibers usually serve in textiles, for structural reinforcement, or as …