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ArticleNanomedicine (London, England)2016

Core/shell protein-reactive nanogels via a combination of RAFT polymerization and vinyl sulfone postmodification.

Nane Vanparijs, Lutz Nuhn, Samantha J Paluck, Maria Kokkinopoulou, Ingo Lieberwirth, Heather D Maynard, Bruno G De Geest

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Article in Nanomedicine (London, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Nane VanparijsDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Lutz NuhnDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Samantha J PaluckDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry & California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Maria KokkinopoulouMax Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
Ingo LieberwirthMax Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
Heather D MaynardDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry & California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Bruno G De GeestDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Ghent University · BEMax Planck Institute for Polymer Research · DECalifornia NanoSystems Institute · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

CHEMISTRY BIOLOGY INTERFACE TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008496 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MAYNARD, HEATHER D · 1993 to 2019
$6.3M
Stable and Active bFGF-Polymer Conjugates for Wound HealingR01EB013674 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MAYNARD, HEATHER D · 2012 to 2015
$1.3M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB013674NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008496
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimA promising nanogel vaccine platform was expanded toward antigen conjugation. MATERIALS &

methodsBlock copolymers containing a reactive ester solvophobic block and a PEG-like solvophilic block were synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization. Following self-assembly in DMSO, the esters allow for core-crosslinking and hydrophilization by amide bond formation with primary amines. Free thiols were accessed at the polymer chain ends through aminolysis of the reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer groups, and into the nanogel core by reactive ester conversion with cysteamine. Subsequently, free thiols were converted into vinyl sulfone moieties.

resultsDespite sterical constraints, nanogel-associated vinyl sulfone moieties remained well accessible for cysteins to enforce protein conjugation successfully.

conclusionOur present findings provide a next step toward well-defined vaccine nanoparticles that can co-deliver antigen and a molecular adjuvant.

Indexed as

Cross-Linking ReagentsCysteamineDrug LiberationEstersGelsHumansNanocapsulesPolyethylene GlycolsPolymersSerum Albumin, BovineSulfhydryl CompoundsSulfonesSurface PropertiesCross-Linking ReagentsCysteaminedivinyl sulfoneEstersGelsNanocapsulesPolyethylene GlycolsPolymersSerum Albumin, BovineSulfhydryl CompoundsSulfonesantigen conjugateend-group modificationnanogelsRAFT polymerizationreactive ester

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PMID27628768
PMCPMC5066120
OpenAlexW2520296643

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