Chemistry of lipid nanoparticles for RNA delivery

Y Eygeris, M Gupta, J Kim, G Sahay - Accounts of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are a type of lipid vesicles that possess a
homogeneous lipid core. These vesicles are widely used in small-molecule drug and …

Lipid nanoparticles─ from liposomes to mRNA vaccine delivery, a landscape of research diversity and advancement

R Tenchov, R Bird, AE Curtze, Q Zhou - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have emerged across the pharmaceutical industry as promising
vehicles to deliver a variety of therapeutics. Currently in the spotlight as vital components of …

The 60-year evolution of lipid nanoparticles for nucleic acid delivery

PR Cullis, PL Felgner - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
Delivery of genetic information to the interior of target cells in vivo has been a major
challenge facing gene therapies. This barrier is now being overcome, owing in part to …

Blood-brain barrier and delivery of protein and gene therapeutics to brain

WM Pardridge - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and treatment of the brain in aging require the development of
new biologic drugs, such as recombinant proteins or gene therapies. Biologics are large …

Deconvoluting lipid nanoparticle structure for messenger RNA delivery

Y Eygeris, S Patel, A Jozic, G Sahay - Nano letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Lipid nanoparticle (LNP) packaged mRNA vaccines have been deployed against infectious
diseases such as COVID-19, yet their structural features remain unclear. Cholesterol, a …

The smectic ZA phase: Antiferroelectric smectic order as a prelude to the ferroelectric nematic

X Chen, V Martinez, E Korblova… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
We have structurally characterized the liquid crystal (LC) phase that can appear as an
intermediate state when a dielectric nematic, having polar disorder of its molecular dipoles …

Polysarcosine-functionalized lipid nanoparticles for therapeutic mRNA delivery

SS Nogueira, A Schlegel, K Maxeiner… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Polysarcosine (pSar) is a polypeptoid based on the endogenous amino acid sarcosine (N-
methylated glycine), which has previously shown potent stealth properties. Here, lipid …

Lipid nanoparticle topology regulates endosomal escape and delivery of RNA to the cytoplasm

L Zheng, SR Bandara, Z Tan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
RNA therapeutics have the potential to resolve a myriad of genetic diseases. Lipid
nanoparticles (LNPs) are among the most successful RNA delivery systems. Expanding their …

Recent advances in nanomaterials for gene delivery—a review

MK Riley, W Vermerris - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
With the rapid development of nanotechnology in the recent decade, novel DNA and RNA
delivery systems for gene therapy have become available that can be used instead of viral …

Real‐Time pH‐Dependent Self‐Assembly of Ionisable Lipids from COVID‐19 Vaccines and In Situ Nucleic Acid Complexation

H Yu, A Angelova, B Angelov, B Dyett… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ionisable amino‐lipid is a key component in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), which plays a crucial
role in the encapsulation of RNA molecules, allowing efficient cellular uptake and then …