Neutral and charged polymers at interfaces

RR Netz, D Andelman - Physics reports, 2003 - Elsevier
Chain-like macromolecules (polymers) show characteristic adsorption properties due to their
flexibility and internal degrees of freedom, when attracted to surfaces and interfaces. In this …

Controlling the physical behavior and biological performance of liposome formulations through use of surface grafted poly (ethylene glycol)

C Allen, N Dos Santos, R Gallagher, GNC Chiu… - Bioscience …, 2002 - Springer
The presence of poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) at the surface of a liposomal carrier has been
clearly shown to extend the circulation lifetime of the vehicle. To this point, the extended …

PEGylated PRINT nanoparticles: the impact of PEG density on protein binding, macrophage association, biodistribution, and pharmacokinetics

JL Perry, KG Reuter, MP Kai, KP Herlihy, SW Jones… - Nano …, 2012 - ACS Publications
In this account, we varied PEGylation density on the surface of hydrogel PRINT
nanoparticles and systematically observed the effects on protein adsorption, macrophage …

In vivo imaging of quantum dots encapsulated in phospholipid micelles

B Dubertret, P Skourides, DJ Norris, V Noireaux… - Science, 2002 - science.org
Fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots) have the potential to revolutionize
biological imaging, but their use has been limited by difficulties in obtaining nanocrystals …

Guest-dependent spin crossover in a nanoporous molecular framework material

GJ Halder, CJ Kepert, B Moubaraki, KS Murray… - Science, 2002 - science.org
The nanoporous metal-organic framework Fe2 (azpy) 4 (NCS) 4·(guest)(azpy is trans-4, 4′-
azopyridine) displays reversible uptake and release of guest molecules and contains …

A coarse-grained model for polyethylene oxide and polyethylene glycol: conformation and hydrodynamics

H Lee, AH de Vries, SJ Marrink… - The journal of physical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
A coarse-grained (CG) model for polyethylene oxide (PEO) and polyethylene glycol (PEG)
developed within the framework of the MARTINI CG force field (FF) using the distributions of …

Multifunctional PEGylated 2C5-immunoliposomes containing pH-sensitive bonds and TAT peptide for enhanced tumor cell internalization and cytotoxicity

E Koren, A Apte, A Jani, VP Torchilin - Journal of controlled release, 2012 - Elsevier
pH-sensitive PEGylated (with PEG-PE) long-circulating liposomes (HSPC: cholesterol and
Doxil®), modified with cell-penetrating TAT peptide (TATp) moieties and cancer-specific …

Designer polymer–quantum dot architectures

N Tomczak, D Jańczewski, M Han… - Progress in Polymer …, 2009 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs) are nanocrystals made of semiconductors, which exhibit intriguing
electronic transitions that resemble single atom behavior. Due to their unique, size-tunable …

The" stealth" liposome: a prototypical biomaterial

DD Lasic, D Needham - Chemical reviews, 1995 - ACS Publications
The "Stealth" Liposome: A Prototypical Biomaterial Page 1 CHEMOL REVEWS Volume 95,
Number 8 December 1995 The “Stealth” Liposome: A Prototypical Biomaterial Danilo D …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of poly (ethylene glycol) grafting density and polymer length on liposomes: relating plasma circulation lifetimes to protein binding

N Dos Santos, C Allen, AM Doppen, M Anantha… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2007 - Elsevier
The incorporation of poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG)-conjugated lipids in lipid-based carriers
substantially prolongs the circulation lifetime of liposomes. However, the mechanism (s) by …