Carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials

L Su, Y Feng, K Wei, X Xu, R Liu, G Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

COVID-19: Pathophysiology, treatment options, nanotechnology approaches, and research agenda to combating the SARS-CoV2 pandemic

V Bhavana, P Thakor, SB Singh, NK Mehra - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
The recent corona virus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has claimed the lives of many around
the world and highlighted an urgent need for experimental strategies to prevent, treat and …

Hard nanomaterials in time of viral pandemics

G Reina, S Peng, L Jacquemin, AF Andrade… - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
The SARS-Cov-2 pandemic has spread worldwide during 2020, setting up an uncertain start
of this decade. The measures to contain infection taken by many governments have been …

Multivalent glycosystems for human lectins

M Martínez-Bailén, J Rojo… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Human lectins are involved in a wide variety of biological processes, both physiological and
pathological, which have attracted the interest of the scientific community working in the …

Nano-based approach to combat emerging viral (NIPAH virus) infection

RG Kerry, S Malik, YT Redda, S Sahoo, JK Patra… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Emergence of new virus and their heterogeneity are growing at an alarming rate. Sudden
outburst of Nipah virus (NiV) has raised serious question about their instant management …

Carbon-based glyco-nanoplatforms: towards the next generation of glycan-based multivalent probes

J Ramos-Soriano, M Ghirardello… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Cell surface carbohydrates mediate a wide range of carbohydrate–protein interactions key
to healthy and disease mechanisms. Many of such interactions are multivalent in nature and …

Nanocarbon-based glycoconjugates as multivalent inhibitors of Ebola virus infection

L Rodríguez-Pérez, J Ramos-Soriano… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
SWCNTs, MWCNTs, and SWCNHs have been employed as virus-mimicking nanocarbon
platforms for the multivalent presentation of carbohydrates in an artificial Ebola virus …

Fullerenes: historical background, novel biological activities versus possible health risks

C Pesado-Gómez, JS Serrano-García… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
C 60 fullerene is an allotropic molecule made up of sixty carbon atoms, which adopts a
quasi-spherical geometry with twenty hexagonal faces and twelve pentagonal faces. This …

Nano-based approaches in the development of antiviral agents and vaccines

Y Li, Y Xiao, Y Chen, K Huang - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Outbreaks and the rapid transmission of viruses, such as coronaviruses and influenza
viruses, are serious threats to human health. A major challenge in combating infectious …

Progress in antiviral fullerene research

PY Xu, XQ Li, WG Chen, LL Deng, YZ Tan, Q Zhang… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Unlike traditional small molecule drugs, fullerene is an all-carbon nanomolecule with a
spherical cage structure. Fullerene exhibits high levels of antiviral activity, inhibiting virus …