Click chemistry for drug development and diverse chemical–biology applications

P Thirumurugan, D Matosiuk, K Jozwiak - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Chemistry, traditionally being the science of synthesis and structural manipulations of
molecules, has gradually undertaken the more challenging task of biology-oriented …

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 …

Chemical and structural lessons from recent successes in protein–protein interaction inhibition (2P2I)

X Morelli, R Bourgeas, P Roche - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2011 - Elsevier
Worldwide research efforts have driven recent pharmaceutical successes, and
consequently, the emerging role of Protein–Protein Interactions (PPIs) as drug targets has …

Lipoproteins and lipoprotein mimetics for imaging and drug delivery

CS Thaxton, JS Rink, PC Naha, DP Cormode - Advanced drug delivery …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lipoproteins are a set of natural nanoparticles whose main role is the transport of fats within
the body. While much work has been done to develop synthetic nanocarriers to deliver …

Using synthetically modified proteins to make new materials

LS Witus, MB Francis - Accounts of chemical research, 2011 - ACS Publications
The uniquely diverse structures and functions of proteins offer many exciting opportunities
for creating new materials with advanced properties. Exploiting these capabilities requires a …

Reengineering viruses and virus-like particles through chemical functionalization strategies

MT Smith, AK Hawes, BC Bundy - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
Increasing demands from nanotechnology require increasingly more rigorous methods to
control nanoparticle traits such as assembly, size, morphology, monodispersity, stability, and …

Plant virus nanoparticles: Novel and robust nanocarriers for drug delivery and imaging

E Alemzadeh, A Dehshahri, K Izadpanah… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles have been gained much attention for biomedical applications. A promising
type of nanocarriers is viral nanoparticles (VNPs) which are natural bio-nanomaterials …

Microbes as structural templates in biofabrication: study of surface chemistry and applications

MW Ullah, Z Shi, X Shi, D Zeng, S Li… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Biofabrication, referring to engineering of complex constructs with desired features using
living biotemplates, is a new fascinating technology. Microbes as exceptional templates …

Inorganic-organic nanomaterials for therapeutics and molecular imaging applications

AAA Aljabali, MA Obeid - Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Surface modification of nanoparticles with targeting moieties can be achieved
through bioconjugation chemistries to impart new Functionalities. Various polymeric …

Plant viral nanoparticles for packaging and in vivo delivery of bioactive cargos

M Shahgolzari, M Pazhouhandeh… - Wiley …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles have unique capabilities and considerable promise for many different
biological uses. One capability is delivering bioactive cargos to specific cells, tissues, or …