Colloidal aggregation: From screening nuisance to formulation nuance

AN Ganesh, EN Donders, BK Shoichet, MS Shoichet - Nano Today, 2018 - Elsevier
It is well known that small molecule colloidal aggregation is a leading cause of false
positives in early drug discovery. Colloid-formers are diverse and well represented among …

Preparing (metalla) carboranes for nanomedicine

M Gozzi, B Schwarze, E Hey‐Hawkins - ChemMedChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “There's plenty of room at the bottom”(Richard Feynman, 1959): an invitation for
(metalla) carboranes to enter the (new) field of nanomedicine. For two decades, the number …

Probing the superiority of diselenium bond on docetaxel dimeric prodrug nanoassemblies: small roles taking big responsibilities

S Zuo, B Sun, Y Yang, S Zhou, Y Zhang, M Guo, M Sun… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The current state of chemotherapy is far from satisfaction, restricted by the inefficient drug
delivery and the off‐target toxicity. Prodrug nanoassemblies are emerging as efficient …

Improving the stability of multi-walled carbon nano-tubes in extremely environments: Applications as nano-plugging additives in drilling fluids

L Ma, P Luo, Y He, L Zhang, Y Fan, Z Jiang - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2020 - Elsevier
Owing to the harsh downhole environments, poor dispersion of multi-walled carbon
nanotubes (MWCNTs) at high salinity and high temperature can severely limit their …

Rigidity-Induced Controlled Aggregation of Binary Colloids

Z Shireen, T Curk, C Brandl, SB Babu - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Here, we report the proof-of-concept for controlled aggregation in a binary colloidal system.
The binary systems are studied by varying bond flexibility of only one species, while the …

Colloidal drug aggregate stability in high serum conditions and pharmacokinetic consequence

AN Ganesh, A Aman, J Logie, BL Barthel… - ACS chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Colloidal drug aggregates have been a nuisance in drug screening, yet, because they
inherently comprise drug-rich particles, they may be useful in vivo if issues of stability can be …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term anesthetic analgesic effects: Comparison of tetracaine loaded polymeric nanoparticles, solid lipid nanoparticles, and nanostructured lipid carriers …

X Liu, Q Zhao - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2019 - Elsevier
Local anesthetics (LAs) are drugs that promote the reversible blocking of neural
transmission by inhibiting the excitation conduction process in peripheral nerves. Tetracaine …

Exposing small-molecule nanoentities by a nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation assay

Y Ayotte, VM Marando, L Vaillancourt… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Small molecules can self-assemble in aqueous solution into a wide range of nanoentity
types and sizes (dimers, n-mers, micelles, colloids, etc.), each having their own unique …

Synthetic ionizable colloidal drug aggregates enable endosomal disruption

EN Donders, KV Slaughter, C Dank… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal drug aggregates enable the design of drug‐rich nanoparticles; however, the
efficacy of stabilized colloidal drug aggregates is limited by entrapment in the endo …

Polymer-mediated drug supersaturation–A spotlight on the interplay between phase-separated amorphous drug colloids and dissolved molecules

O Hirlak, S Dieluweit, R Merkel, KG Wagner - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Colloidal aggregation phenomena have been found responsible for the
supersaturation of poorly water-soluble drugs, potentially leading to bioavailability …