Ring opening polymerization of α-amino acids: advances in synthesis, architecture and applications of polypeptides and their hybrids

AR Mazo, S Allison-Logan, F Karimi… - Chemical society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polypeptides have attracted considerable attention in recent decades due to their inherent
biodegradability and tunable cytocompatibility. Macromolecular design in conjunction with …

Highly branched polymers based on poly (amino acid) s for biomedical application

M Thompson, C Scholz - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polymers consisting of amino acid building blocks continue to receive consideration for
biomedical applications. Since poly (amino acid) s are built from natural amino acids, the …

Brain-targeted co-delivery of therapeutic gene and peptide by multifunctional nanoparticles in Alzheimer's disease mice

Y Liu, S An, J Li, Y Kuang, X He, Y Guo, H Ma, Y Zhang… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Multifunctional nanocarriers are increasingly promising for disease treatment aimed to
regulate multiple pathological dysfunctions and overcome barriers in drug delivery. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Direct macromolecular drug delivery to cerebral ischemia area using neutrophil-mediated nanoparticles

C Zhang, C Ling, L Pang, Q Wang, J Liu, B Wang… - Theranostics, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Delivery of macromolecular drugs to the brain is impeded by the blood brain barrier. The
recruitment of leukocytes to lesions in the brain, a typical feature of neuroinflammation …

Angiopep-conjugated nanoparticles for targeted long-term gene therapy of Parkinson's disease

R Huang, H Ma, Y Guo, S Liu, Y Kuang, K Shao… - Pharmaceutical …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To prepare an angiopep-conjugated dendrigraft poly-L-lysine (DGL)-based gene
delivery system and evaluate the neuroprotective effects in the rotenone-induced chronic …

A leptin derived 30-amino-acid peptide modified pegylated poly-L-lysine dendrigraft for brain targeted gene delivery

Y Liu, J Li, K Shao, R Huang, L Ye, J Lou, C Jiang - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier is the major obstacle that prevents diagnostic and therapeutic drugs
being delivered to the central nervous systems in order to exert their effects. Specific ligand …

Drug delivery using multifunctional dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers

CM Paleos, D Tsiourvas, Z Sideratou… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: The review presents the design strategy and synthesis of
multifunctional dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers with the objective to develop …

ε-Polylysine and next-generation dendrigraft poly-L-lysine: chemistry, activity, and applications in biopharmaceuticals

C Shi, Y He, X Feng, D Fu - Journal of Biomaterials Science …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Polylysine is an important class of polyamino acids with a broad spectrum of applications in
biomedical research and development. It can be divided into two classes, α-polylysine and ε …

An overview of biodegradable nanomaterials and applications in vaccines

X Yan, M Zhou, S Yu, Z Jin, K Zhao - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
Vaccination is the most cost-effective and sustainable way to prevent and eliminate
infectious diseases. Compared with traditional vaccines, novel vaccines have better stability …

Solid-state NMR reveals the hydrophobic-core location of poly (amidoamine) dendrimers in biomembranes

PES Smith, JR Brender, UHN Dürr, J Xu… - Journal of the …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Poly (amidoamine)(PAMAM) dendrimer nanobiotechnology shows great promise in targeted
drug delivery and gene therapy. Because of the involvement of cell membrane lipids with the …