Modulation of immune responses by particle size and shape

MV Baranov, M Kumar, S Sacanna… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The immune system has to cope with a wide range of irregularly shaped pathogens that can
actively move (eg, by flagella) and also dynamically remodel their shape (eg, transition from …

Silica nanoparticles—a versatile tool for the treatment of bacterial infections

V Selvarajan, S Obuobi, PLR Ee - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The rapid emergence of drug resistance continues to outpace the development of new
antibiotics in the treatment of infectious diseases. Conventional therapy is currently limited …

The toxicity of silica nanoparticles to the immune system

L Chen, J Liu, Y Zhang, G Zhang, Y Kang, A Chen… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Silicon-based materials and their oxides are widely used in drug delivery, dietary
supplements, implants and dental fillers. Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) interact with …

Biomedical application of mesoporous silica nanoparticles as delivery systems: A biological safety perspective

S Hosseinpour, LJ Walsh, C Xu - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The application of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) as drug delivery systems to
deliver drugs, proteins, and genes has expanded considerably in recent years, using in vitro …

The effect of elasticity of gelatin nanoparticles on the interaction with macrophages

M Yildirim, AV Weiss, M Schneider - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gelatin is a biocompatible, biodegradable, cheap, and nontoxic material, which is already
used for pharmaceutical applications. Nanoparticles from gelatin (GNPs) are considered a …

Exploring and analyzing the systemic delivery barriers for nanoparticles

L Wang, S Quine, AN Frickenstein… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Most nanomedicines require efficient in vivo delivery to elicit meaningful diagnostic and
therapeutic effects. However, en route to their intended tissues, systemically administered …

Non-linear dose-response of aluminium hydroxide adjuvant particles: Selective low dose neurotoxicity

G Crépeaux, H Eidi, MO David, Y Baba-Amer… - Toxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Aluminium (Al) oxyhydroxide (Alhydrogel®), the main adjuvant licensed for human
and animal vaccines, consists of primary nanoparticles that spontaneously agglomerate …

Immunotoxicity of nanomaterials in health and disease: Current challenges and emerging approaches for identifying immune modifiers in susceptible populations

S Hofer, N Hofstätter, B Punz… - Wiley …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nanosafety assessment has experienced an intense era of research during the past
decades driven by a vivid interest of regulators, industry, and society. Toxicological assays …

Nanoparticle distribution during systemic inflammation is size-dependent and organ-specific

KH Chen, DJ Lundy, EKW Toh, CH Chen, C Shih… - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This study comprehensively investigates the changing biodistribution of fluorescent-labelled
polystyrene latex bead nanoparticles in a mouse model of inflammation. Since inflammation …

Biodegradable film for the targeted delivery of siRNA-loaded nanoparticles to vaginal immune cells

J Gu, S Yang, EA Ho - Molecular pharmaceutics, 2015 - ACS Publications
The goal of this study was to develop and characterize a novel intravaginal film platform for
targeted delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA)-loaded nanoparticles (NP) to dendritic …