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ArticleJournal of biomedical materials research. Part A2014

Degradation and biocompatibility of multistage nanovectors in physiological systems.

Jonathan O Martinez, Michael Evangelopoulos, Ciro Chiappini, Xuewu Liu, Mauro Ferrari, Ennio Tasciotti

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Article in Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jonathan O MartinezDepartment of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, Texas, 77030; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, 6767 Bertner Ave., Houston, Texas, 77030.
Michael Evangelopoulos
Ciro Chiappini
Xuewu Liu
Mauro Ferrari
Ennio Tasciotti
Houston Methodist · USThe University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS)UL1TR000371 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MCPHERSON, DAVID D · 2012 to 2016
$13.4M
Stem Cell-Directed Nanotheranostics for Cancer InterventionF31CA154119 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MARTINEZ, JONATHAN OTTO · 2011 to 2014
$64k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000371NCI NIH HHS 5F31CA154119-02NCI NIH HHS F31 CA154119
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The careful scrutiny of drug delivery systems is essential to evaluate and justify their potential for the clinic. Among the various studies necessary for preclinical testing, the impact of degradation is commonly overlooked. In this article, we investigate the effect of fabrication (porosity and nucleation layer) and environment (buffer and pH) factors on the degradation kinetics of multistage nanovectors (MSV) composed of porous silicon. The degradation by-products of MSV were exposed to endothelial cells and analyzed for detrimental effects on cellular internalization, architecture, proliferation, and cell cycle. Increases in porosity resulted in accelerated degradation exhibiting smaller-sized particles at comparable times. Removal of the nucleation layer (thin layer of small pores formed during the initial steps of etching) triggered a premature collapse of the entire central porous region of MSV. Variations in buffers prompted a faster degradation rate yielding smaller MSV within faster time frames, whereas increases in pH stimulated erosion of MSV and thus faster degradation. In addition, exposure to these degradation by-products provoked negligible impact on the proliferation and cell cycle phases on primary endothelial cells. In this study, we propose methods that lay the foundation for future investigations toward understanding the impact of the degradation of drug delivery platforms.

Indexed as

Biocompatible MaterialsBuffersDrug CarriersEndocytosisHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationNanoparticlesPorosityBiocompatible MaterialsBuffersDrug Carrierscytocompatibilitydegradationdrug deliverymultistage nanovectorsporous silicon

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PMID25269799
PMCPMC4182937
OpenAlexW1922989947

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