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ArticleBiomacromolecules2018

Lipogels for Encapsulation of Hydrophilic Proteins and Hydrophobic Small Molecules.

Celia C Homyak, Ann Fernandez, Mollie A Touve, Bo Zhao, Francesca Anson, Jeanne A Hardy, Richard W Vachet, Nathan C Gianneschi, Jennifer L Ross, S Thayumanavan

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Topical delivery of salicylates.Drug delivery and translational research · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Celia C Homyak
Ann Fernandez
Mollie A TouveDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.
Bo Zhao
Francesca Anson
Nathan C GianneschiDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9945-5475
Jennifer L Ross
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Biotechnology Training Program in Applied Life SciencesT32GM135096 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI Jeanne Ann Hardy, Ashish A. Kulkarni · 2020 to 2026
$3.9M
Supramolecular Assemblies for Detecting Biomarkers in Complex MixturesR01CA169140 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI THAYUMANAVAN, SANKARAN · 2013 to 2017
$1.7M
Cellular Engineering Biotechnology Training ProgramT32GM108556 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI HARDY, JEANNE ANN, PEYTON, SHELLY R. · 2015 to 2019
$766k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA169140NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM108556NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM135096
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipid-polymer hybrid materials have the potential to exhibit enhanced stability and loading capabilities in comparison to parent liposome or polymer materials. However, complexities lie in formulating and characterizing such complex nanomaterials. Here we describe a lipid-coated polymer gel (lipogel) formulated using a single-pot methodology, where self-assembling liposomes template a UV-curable polymer gel core. Using fluorescently labeled lipids, protein, and hydrophobic molecules, we characterized their formation, purification, stability, and encapsulation efficiency via common instrumentation methods such as dynamic light scattering (DLS), matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS), UV-vis spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and single-particle total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy. In addition, we confirmed that these dual-guest-loaded lipogels are stable in solution for several months. The simplicity of this complete aqueous formation and noncovalent dual-guest encapsulation holds potential as a tunable nanomaterial scaffold.

Indexed as

GelsCryoelectron MicroscopyFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsLipidsLiposomesMicroscopy, FluorescenceNanoparticlesProteinsSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationUltraviolet RaysGelsLipidsLiposomesProteins

Identifiers

PMID29141403
PMCPMC6326177
OpenAlexW2770710944

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