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- Bölükbas, D. A., et al.
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Fine-tuning lung cancer nanotherapy using closed cardiopulmonary circulation
- 2019
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Ingår i: Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials and the Annual International Biomaterials Symposium : 42nd Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019: The Pinnacle of Biomaterials Innovation and Excellence - 42nd Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019: The Pinnacle of Biomaterials Innovation and Excellence. - 9781510883901 ; 40
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Statement of Purpose: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths and efficient therapies remain elusive. One emerging approach is to use nanoparticles (NPs) that are designed to specifically target malignant cells (1). Such targeting increases on-site drug doses and reduces systemic side effects. A common target in lung tumors is epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Here, we explored the targeting efficacy of EGFR-targeted mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN GE11 ) for lung cancer treatment. Though specifically taken up by cancer cells in vitro, when administered intravenously or intratracheally in lung cancer mouse models, the NPs could not reach the depths of solid tumors and often strayed away from their target. This raises concerns whether NPs are suitable for therapeutically targeting lung tumors and challenges translational value of current approaches. To circumvent physiological barriers of solid lung tumors and consequent systemic clearance of NPs, we extended our analysis to a treatment strategy where the NPs are administered intravenously in a closed cardiopulmonary (CP) circulation loop. This approach not only makes the therapy more local, but also eliminates confounding factors for NP delivery such as liver/spleen deposition of NPs in vivo.
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- Rovera, C., et al.
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Mechanical behavior of biopolymer composite coatings on plastic films by depth-sensing indentation – A nanoscale study
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. - : Academic Press. - 0021-9797 .- 1095-7103. ; 512, s. 638-646
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Fundamental physical behaviors of materials at the nanoscale level are crucial when local aspects govern the macroscale performance of nanocomposites, e.g., interface and surface phenomena. Because of the increasing interest in biopolymer nanocomposite coatings for many different applications (e.g., optical devices, displays/screens, and packaging), this work investigates the potential of nanoindentation as a method for clarifying the interplay between distinct phases (i.e., organic and inorganic) at local level in thin biopolymer films loaded with nanoparticles. The nanomechanical features of pullulan nanocomposite coatings laid on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were quantified in terms of elastic modulus (E), hardness (H), and creep (C) through an instrumented indentation test composed of a loading-holding-unloading cycle. Colloidal silica (CS) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were used as spherical and rod-like nanoparticles, respectively. An overall reinforcing effect was shown for all nanocomposite coatings over the pristine (unfilled) pullulan coating. A size effect was also disclosed for the CS-loaded surfaces, with the highest E value recorded for the largest particles (8.19 ± 0.35 GPa) and the highest H value belonging to the smallest ones (395.41 ± 25.22 MPa). Comparing CS and CNCs, the addition of spherical nanoparticles had a greater effect on the surface hardness than cellulose nanowhiskers (353.50 ± 83.52 MPa and 321.36 ± 43.26 MPa, respectively). As for the elastic modulus, the addition of CS did not provide any improvement over both the bare and CNC-loaded pullulan coatings, whereas the coating including CNCs exhibited higher E values (p <. 05). Finally, CS-loaded pullulan coatings were the best performing in terms of C properties, with an average indentation depth of 16.5 ± 1.85 nm under a load of ∼190 μN. These results are discussed in terms of local distribution gradients, surface chemistry of nanoparticles, and how nanoparticle aggregation occurred in the dry nanocomposite coatings.
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